nationals

noun

a person who owes allegiance to that nation

adjective

of or relating to nationality

characteristic of or peculiar to the people of a nation

inside the country

owned or maintained for the public by the national government

concerned with or applicable to or belonging to an entire nation or country

limited to or in the interests of a particular nation

of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country

Roots

nascornat- · Latin · be born

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