national
German, adjective/ˌnatsi̯oˈnaːl/
national is spelled N-A-T-I-O-N-A-L (8 letters) and appears 19 times per million words in written German, the 4,037th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). National is a German adjective meaning “national (being part of a nation's identity or character)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine Nation betreffend; (flächendeckend) innerhalb einer Nation, nicht über Grenzen hinaus”.
What does national mean in English?
adjective
- 1
national (being part of a nation's identity or character)
eine nationale Tradition
- 2
national (of importance for the nation as a whole)
nationale Belange
- 3
nationwide, national (covering a country, as opposed to regional and international levels; see usage note below)
nationale Parlamente (≈ Nationalparlamente)
- 4
nationalist
das nationale Lager
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. eine Nation betreffend; (flächendeckend) innerhalb einer Nation, nicht über Grenzen hinaus 2. für eine Nation charakteristisch 3. um die Interessen einer Nation bemüht
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of national
- nationaler masculine nominative singular
- am nationalsten superlative
- nationale feminine nominative singular
- nationales neuter nominative singular
- nationalen genitive masculine singular
- nationalem dative masculine singular
- der nationale definite includes-article masculine
- die nationale definite feminine includes-article
- das nationale definite includes-article neuter
- die nationalen definite includes-article nominative
- des nationalen definite genitive includes-article
- der nationalen definite feminine genitive
- dem nationalen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce national?
- /ˌnatsi̯oˈnaːl/
- [ˌna.tsjoˈnaːl]
- /ˈnatsi̯oˌnaːl/
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to national
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is national in German?
national appears 19 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).