National Climatic Data Center
— Noun
– English
~ the part of NOAA that maintains the world's largest active archive of weather data
national flag
— Noun
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~ an emblem flown as a symbol of nationality
national holiday
— Noun
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~ authorized by law and limiting work or official business
national bank
— Noun
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~ a commercial bank chartered by the federal government
national
— Noun
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~ a person who owes allegiance to that nation; "a monarch has a duty to his subjects"
national leader
— Noun
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~ a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs
National Intelligence Community
— Noun
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~ a group of government agencies and organizations that carry out intelligence activities for the United States government; headed by the Director of Central Intelligence
National Guard
— Noun
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~ United States military reserves recruited by the states and equipped by the federal government; subject to call by either
national insurance
— Noun
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~ social insurance program in Britain; based on contributions from employers and employees; provides payments to unemployed and sick and retired people as well as medical services
National Liberation Army
— Noun
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~ a terrorist organization in Bolivia that acts as an umbrella for numerous small indigenous subversive groups; a revival of a group with Marxist-Leninist ideologies originally established by Che Guevara in the 1960s
national debt ceiling
— Noun
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~ a limit set by Congress beyond which the national debt cannot rise; periodically raised by Congress
national capital
— Noun
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~ the capital city of a nation
national monument
— Noun
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~ memorial consisting of a structure or natural landmark of historic interest; set aside by national government for preservation and public enjoyment
national anthem
— Noun
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~ a song formally adopted as the anthem for a nation
national income
— Noun
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~ the total value of all income in a nation (wages and profits and interest and rents and pension payments) during a given period (usually 1 yr)
national assistance
— Noun
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~ benefits paid to bring incomes up to minimum levels established by law
National Liberation Army
— Noun
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~ a Marxist terrorist group formed in 1963 by Colombian intellectuals who were inspired by the Cuban Revolution; responsible for a campaign of mass kidnappings and resistance to the government's efforts to stop the drug trade; "ELN kidnappers target foreign employees of large corporations"
national censorship
— Noun
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~ censorship under civil authority of communications entering or leaving or crossing the borders of the United States or its territories or possessions
national
— Adjective
– English
~ limited to or in the interests of a particular nation; "national interests"; "isolationism is a strictly national policy"