Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - national

 I. adjective  Date: 1580  1. of or relating to a nation  2. ~ist  3. comprising or characteristic of a ~ity  4. belonging to or maintained by the federal government  5. of, relating to, or being a coalition government formed by most or all major political parties usually in a crisis  • ~ly adverb  II. noun  Date: 1887  1. one that owes allegiance to or is under the protection of a nation without regard to the more formal status of citizen or subject  2. a competition that is ~ in scope — usually used in plural  Synonyms: see citizen