national
adj.
1590s, from Middle French national (from Old French nation), and also from nation + -al(1). As a noun, "citizen of a (particular) nation," from 1887. National anthem first recorded 1819, in Shelley. Related: Nationally.
〔李〕[nation n. 民族，国家；-al →] a. of a nation；belong-ing to a whole nation民族的，国家的；全国性的