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( politics ) a country and all the people who live in it one of the richest nations in the world

na .tion .al © / 'naejbnl / adjective

( politics ) connected with all of a country; typical of a country

She wore the Greek national costume. national newspapers

— Look at international .

na • tion • al • ly / ' пж/эпэИ / adverb to advertise something nationally

na • tion • al an • them / дж/эы ' жпээш /

noun [ count ]

( music ) the official song of a country

na • tion • al • ism / ' пж/эпЬкэш / noun

[noncount]

( politics ) a feeling of love for your own country, or a feeling that your country is better than any other country

na • tion • al • is • tic / дж/эт ' listik / adjective

nationalistic beliefs (= believing that your country is better than others )

na • tion • al • i • ty / ^ж/э' nsbti /noun [count] ( plural na • tion • al • i • ties )

( politics ) the state of belonging to a certain country "What nationality are you?" "I'm American."

na • tion • al park / ^ж/эы ' park / noun

[ count ]

a large area of beautiful land that is protected by the government so that people can enjoy it

na • tive 1 / ' neitiv / adjective

connected with the place where you were born I returned to my native country. My native language is English.

na • tive 2 / ' neitiv / noun

[count]

a person who was born in a place He's a native of Omaha.

Na • tive A • mer • i • can / neitiv э ' me^n /

noun [ count ]

a member of the group of people who were living in America before people from Europe arrived there

na • tive speak • er / |neitiv ' spikэr / noun

[ count ]

( english language arts ) a person who speaks a language as their first language native speakers of English

nat .U. ral © / naetjbrol / adjective

1 made by nature, not by people

This part of the state is an area of great natural beauty. Earthquakes and floods are natural disasters .

normal or usual

It's natural for parents to feel sad when their children leave home.

—ANTONYM unnatural

that you had from the time you were born, or that was easy for you to learn

She has a natural talent for music.

nat • u • ral • ize / ' nretjrslaiz / verb ( nat . u . ral . iz . es , nat . u . ral . iz ing , nat . u . ral . ized )

( politics ) to make someone a citizen of a country where he or she was not born a naturalized American citizen ► nat • u • ral • i • za • tion / ,n®tjrsls' zeijn / noun [noncount]

nat • u • ral • ly / ' nretjrsli / adverb

in a way that you would expect Naturally, I get upset when things go wrong.

—SYNONYM of course

in a way that is not made or caused by people Is your hair naturally curly?

in a normal way

Try to stand naturally while I take a photo.

na .ture © / ncitjor/ noun

[ noncount ] all the plants, animals, etc. in the world and all the things that happen in it that are not made or caused by people

the beauty of nature

[ count, noncount ] the way a person or thing is Our cat has a very friendly nature.

It's human nature never to be completely satisfied.

Collocations

The Natural World

animals

animals mate/breed/reproduce/feed (on something) birds fly/sing/nest/migrate insects crawl/fly/bite/sting hunt/capture/kill prey lay/fertilize eggs plants and fungi trees/plants grow/bloom/blossom/flower a seed sprouts