🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

国の

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kuni no

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
National/ˈnæʃ.ən.əl/
adjectivenounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #140 frequency
Full Thesaurus
🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"式典の開始時に国歌が演奏されました。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to a nation; common to or characteristic of a particular nation.

    "The national anthem was played at the beginning of the ceremony."
As noun
  1. 1

    A citizen of a particular nation.

    "As a national of Canada, she enjoys the rights and privileges granted by her government."

Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum

Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Late Middle English word 'nacional', borrowed from Old French, ultimately originating from the medieval Latin 'nationalis', from 'natio' (meaning birth or nation). The term evolved to describe things relating to a nation as a whole political and cultural entity during the early 16th century.

Quick Vocabulary Retention Check

Which of the following is the closest synonym for "National"?

Thesaurus & Synonyms Graph

Explore Nuanced Synonyms for "National"

Discover exact matches, context-specific alternatives, and antonyms with intensity ratings in the VocabDictionary Thesaurus.

View "National" Synonym Map