{
    "term": "national",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "connected with a particular nation; shared by a whole nation",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Decide whether it would be better to advertise in a national or a local newspaper."
                },
                {
                    "text": "national and international news"
                },
                {
                    "text": "national and regional politics"
                },
                {
                    "text": "decisions made at a local rather than national level"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a national election"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a coach for the national basketball team"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The protection of public health is a matter of **national security**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It is **in the national interest** to have a public enquiry."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The national average is just over two children per family."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They are afraid of losing their national identity."
                },
                {
                    "text": "These buildings are part of our national heritage."
                },
                {
                    "text": "During your visit, you should take the opportunity to sample the national dish."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He has won medals in both national and international competitions."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The King was greeted by dancers in national costume."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The country faces the huge task of national reconstruction following the war."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The state of our hospitals is a national disgrace."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The statement was broadcast live on national radio."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There have been calls for a national strike."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There needs to be a national debate on the issue."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This is not just a sporting event; for many it is a matter of national pride."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the National Union of Teachers"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "owned, controlled or paid for by the government",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a national airline/museum/theatre"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the National Health Service"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The Romanian national airline has ordered seven of the new aircraft."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He designed the new wing of the national library in London."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The collection is housed at the national museum."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈnæʃnəl/",
                "audio": "na/national/national__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈnæʃnəl/",
                "audio": "na/national/national__us_3.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late 16th cent.: from French, from Latin natio(n-) ‘birth, race of people’, from nat- ‘born’, from the verb nasci."
}