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National Brand

/ˈnæʃ.ən.əl brænd/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A brand that is widely recognized and marketed throughout a specific nation.

    "Coca-Cola is a well-known national brand in the United States."
  2. 2

    A product or service that is produced and sold under a brand name that is recognized on a national level.

    "National brands often compete with local brands for market share."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'national brand' combines 'national', derived from the Latin 'natio' meaning 'birth' or 'race', and 'brand', which comes from the Old Norse 'brandr' meaning 'to burn' or 'mark'. The phrase evolved in the 20th century to denote products marketed under a specific brand name across a country.

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