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- of or relating to a nation; common to or characteristic of a whole nation（与）国民（有关）的; 全国的, 国家的：
this policy may have been in the national interest
这个政策曾经可能符合国家利益
a national newspaper.
全国性报纸。
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- owned, controlled, or financially supported by the state国有的, 国立的：
plans for a national art library.
创建国立艺术图书馆的计划。
派生词
nationally
adverb就全国而言, 汽车犯罪率已经下降了2.5％
词源
late 16th cent.: from French, from Latin natio（n-） 'birth, race of people' （see NATION）.