National may refer to:

Common uses

Nation A nation is a community of people formed on the basis of a combination of shared features such as language, history, ethnicity, culture and/or society. A nation is thus the collective identity of a group of people understood as defined by those ...

country A country is a distinct part of the world, such as a state, nation, or other political entity. It may be a sovereign state or make up one part of a larger state. For example, the country of Japan is an independent, sovereign state, while the ...

Nationality Nationality is a legal identification of a person in international law, establishing the person as a subject, a ''national'', of a sovereign state. It affords the state jurisdiction over the person and affords the person the protection of the ...

– a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen

Places in the United States

National, Maryland National is an unincorporated area, unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Allegany County, Maryland, Allegany County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census it had a population of 56. Nat ...

, census-designated place *

National, Nevada National is an extinct town in Humboldt County, in the U.S. state of Nevada. History There are at least two stories about why the place is named "National". The W.P.A. states that the original town site was within the borders of Humboldt Nationa ...

, ghost town *

National, Utah National is a ghost town in Carbon County, Utah, United States. It is located along upper Gordon Creek. History Coal was discovered in the area in 1908, but large-scale mining did not begin until the National Coal Company purchased the mines i ...

, ghost town *

National, West Virginia National is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia, Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States. The community took its name from a local mining company. References

Unincorporated co ...

, unincorporated community

Commerce

National (brand) was a brand used by Panasonic Corporation (formerly Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.) to sell home appliances, personal appliances, and industrial appliances. Neither National Semiconductor nor National Car Rental are related to Panason ...

, a brand name of electronic goods from Panasonic *

National Benzole National Benzole was a petroleum brand used in the United Kingdom from 1919 to the 1990s. In 1957, the National Benzole Co. became wholly owned by Shell-Mex & BP (through British Petroleum) but continued its separate trading identity. In the ear ...

(or simply known as National), former petrol station chain in the UK, merged with BP *

National Car Rental National Car Rental is a private American rental car agency based in Clayton, Missouri, United States. National is owned by Enterprise Holdings, along with other agencies including Enterprise Rent-A-Car, and Alamo Rent a Car. National typically c ...

, an American rental car company * National Energy Systems, a former name of

Eco Marine Power Eco Marine Power, a company based in Fukuoka, Japan, develops and markets renewable energy based systems for ships and other vessels. The company's technologies use wind, solar and electric power to develop more energy efficient vessels with small ...

* National Entertainment Commission, a former name of the

Media Rating Council The Media Rating Council (MRC) is a United States-based nonprofit organization that manages accreditation for media research and rating purposes. Structure and accreditation process The MRC has seven full-time employees, and 165 member organiz ...

National Motor Vehicle Company The National Motor Vehicle Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles in Indianapolis, Indiana, between 1900 and 1924. One of its presidents, Arthur C. Newby, was also one of the investors who created the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. ...

, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA 1900-1924 *

National Supermarkets National Supermarkets was a grocery chain in both the St. Louis, Missouri, and New Orleans, Louisiana, areas of the United States. Both firms were owned by Loblaw Companies of Canada, but in June 1995, they were sold by Loblaw to Schnucks Market ...

, a defunct American grocery store chain *

National String Instrument Corporation The National String Instrument Corporation was an American guitar company first formed to manufacture banjos and then the original resonator guitars. National also produced resonator ukuleles and resonator mandolins. The company merged with Dobro ...

, a guitar company formed to manufacture the first resonator guitars ** Their successor companies: ***

National Dobro Corporation Dobro is an American brand of resonator guitars, currently owned by Gibson and manufactured by its subsidiary Epiphone. The term "dobro" is also used as a generic term for any wood-bodied, single-cone resonator guitar. The Dobro was originally ...

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National Reso-Phonic Guitars National Reso-Phonic Guitars is a manufacturer of resonator guitars and other resonator instruments including resonator mandolins, tenor instruments, and resonator ukuleles.tricone A resonator guitar or resophonic guitar is an acoustic guitar that produces sound by conducting string vibrations through the bridge to one or more spun metal cones (resonators), instead of to the guitar's sounding board (top). Resonator gu ...

'' and ''biscuit'' designs promoted by the National String Instrument Corporation * National International, a

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company and affiliated companies, commonly shortened to Nationwide, is a group of large U.S. insurance and financial services companies based in Columbus, Ohio. The company also operates regional headquarters in Scott ...

-like Company

Sports

Championnat National The Championnat de France National ( en, French National Championship), commonly referred to as simply National or Division 3, serves as the third division of the French football league system behind Ligue 1 and Ligue 2. Contested by 18 clubs, t ...

(also known as National), French football league competition *

National (curling) The National, currently referred to as the Boost National for sponsorship reasons, is curling tournament that is one of the six events that are part of the Grand Slam of Curling tour, and one of its four "majors". Beginning in 2022, the event f ...

, annual curling bonspiel *

SK Nationalkameratene Sportsklubben Nationalkameratene is a Norwegian sports club from Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag. It has sections for association football and team handball. It was established on 21 May 1920. The men's football team currently plays in the Fifth Di ...

, Norwegian sports club *

TIL National Turn- og Idrettslaget National is a Norwegian sports club from Sarpsborg, Østfold. It has sections for figure skating, sport wrestling and weightlifting. The club was founded on 30 November 1905. As the name indicates, gymnastics and athletics ...

, Norwegian sports club

Other uses

* National (

Cymanfa Ganu A Cymanfa Ganu (, ''Singing Festival''), is a Welsh festival of sacred hymns, sung with four part harmony by a congregation, usually under the direction of a choral director. The Cymanfa Ganu movement was launched in 1859 at Bethania Chapel in A ...

), a Welsh festival in Wales, England and North America

Common uses

Places in the United States

Commerce

Sports

Other uses

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