nacional
Spanish, noun/naθjoˈnal/
nacional is spelled N-A-C-I-O-N-A-L (8 letters) and appears 490 times per million words in written Spanish, the 167th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nacional is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “a member of the national militia” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Individuo de la milicia nacional.”.
What does nacional mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinenational, nationwide (of or relating to a nation)
- 2
femininemasculinenational (native to a nation)
noun
- 1
masculinea member of the national militia
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Perteneciente o relativo a una nación. 2. Natural de una nación, en contraposición a extranjero.. 3. Militante o simpatizante del Partido Nacional. 4. Se decía del partidario y de las tropas del general Franco.
noun: 1. Individuo de la milicia nacional..
noun: 1. Carretera nacional.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of nacional
- nacionales feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce nacional?
- /naθjoˈnal/
- [na.θjoˈnal]
- /nasjoˈnal/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to nacional
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is nacional in Spanish?
nacional appears 490 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).