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Definitions of National
- (adjective) Concerning one nation.
- (noun) A citizen or subject of a country, typically entitled to its protection.
Example of National
- The tax code for a country.
National Pronunciation
Syllabification: na·tion·al
Audio Pronunciation
Phonetic Spelling
- American English – /nAsh-uhn-l/
- British English – /nAsh-uh-nuhl/
International Phonetic Alphabet
- American English – /ˈnæʃən(ə)l/
- British English – /ˈnaʃn̩(ə)l/
Usage Notes
- Plural: nationals
- Sociologists study (noun) nationality and (noun) nationalism to examine (adverb) nationally relevant themes such as (noun) nationalists and the process of (noun) nationalization or how culture (verb) nationalizes.
Additional Information
- Word origin of “national” – Online Etymology Dictionary: etymonline.com
- Kendall, Gavin, Ian Woodward, and Zlatko Skrbiš. 2009. The Sociology of Cosmopolitanism: Globalization, Identity, Culture and Government. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
- Martell, Luke. 2010. The Sociology of Globalization. Malden, MA: Polity Press.
- Nash, Kate. 2010. Contemporary Political Sociology: Globalization, Politics, and Power. 2nd ed. Malden, MA: Blackwell.
- Robertson, Roland, and Kathleen E. White, eds. 2003. Globalization: Critical Concepts in Sociology. London: Routledge.
- Sassen, Saskia. 2007. A Sociology of Globalization. New York: Norton.
- Savage, Michael, Gaynor Bagnall, and Brian Longhurst. 2005. Globalization and Belonging. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.
Related Terms
- cultural diffusion
- culture
- global perspective
- globalization
- material culture
- nonmaterial culture
- tourism
- world-systems
Cite the Definition of National
ASA – American Sociological Association (5th edition)
Bell, Kenton, ed. 2014. “national.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Retrieved January 20, 2025 (https://sociologydictionary.org/national/).
APA – American Psychological Association (6th edition)
national. (2014). In K. Bell (Ed.), Open education sociology dictionary. Retrieved from https://sociologydictionary.org/national/
Chicago/Turabian: Author-Date – Chicago Manual of Style (16th edition)
Bell, Kenton, ed. 2014. “national.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Accessed January 20, 2025. https://sociologydictionary.org/national/.
MLA – Modern Language Association (7th edition)
“national.” Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Ed. Kenton Bell. 2014. Web. 20 Jan. 2025. <https://sociologydictionary.org/national/>.