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English word

national

A2Frequent NGSL-1
UK /ˈnæʃnəl/US /ˈnæʃnəl/
adjective

connected with a particular nation; shared by a whole nation

noun

a citizen of a particular country

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He also served as Chief National Security Adviser to the president of South Korea among other senior positions.

Ban Ki-moon's Harvard Kennedy School Graduation Address (2023)

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