National may refer to:

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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, whil ...

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 Jurisdiction (from Latin 'law' + 'declaration') is th ...

– 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, census-designated place * National, Nevada, ghost town * National, Utah, ghost town * National, West Virginia, unincorporated community

Commerce

* National (brand), a brand name of electronic goods from Panasonic * National Benzole (or simply known as National), former petrol station chain in the UK, merged with BP * National Car Rental, 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 * National Motor Vehicle Company, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA 1900-1924 * National Supermarkets, 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 *** National Reso-Phonic Guitars ** In the context of stringed instruments, the ''

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 gui ...

'' 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 United States, U.S. insurance and financial services companies based in Columbus, Ohio. The company also operates regional headqua ...

-like Company

Sports

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

, 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 ath ...

, 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 Ab ...

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

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Places in the United States

Commerce

Sports

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