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pride in their country; a
person who has a feeling that their country is better than any other ffW
►
nation-alist
adj.: nationalist sentiments
nationalistic /.naej'na'listik/ adj. (usually disapproving) having very strong
feelings of love for and pride in your country, so that you think that it is
better than any other
na tion al ity /.naeja'naelati/ noun [pi -ies) 1 [u, C] the legal right
of belonging to a particular nation PI ff: to take/have/hold French nationality Wfk /
IH
B H 0 All applicants will be considered regardless of age, sex, religion or
nationality, m, o The college
attracts students of all nationalities, j&ljff A^^I^^S o She has dual nationality (= is a citizen of two
countries). M
^ W $Ut B ^ „ 2[C]a group of
people with the same language,
culture and history who form part of a political nation ( ^ ^
%
ftj ) K tik :
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na tion al ize (BrE also -ise) /'naej’nalaiz/ verb [VN] to put an industry
or a company under the control of the government, which becomes its owner ^ •
PI W ft: nationalized
industries B#fAiLik PTTO denationalize, privatize ► nationalization, -isa-tion /.naejnalai- 'zeijn; NAmE -la'z-/ noun [U, C]
the .National 'League noun (in the
League
na tion al ly /'naejneli/ adv. relating to a country as
a whole; relating to a particular country B +0 A : The programme was broadcast
nationally.
O Meetings were held locally and
nationally, ^frftj^-iAttftJ, £B'ftftJ0 0 He’s a talented athlete who
competes nationally and
'internationally. IffeJi—{fr^#4teftJiss(jM, $t#]jpg| |*| tfc
m,
the .National ‘Motto noun [sing.] the official
.national
‘park noun an area of land that is
protected by the government for people to visit because of its natural beauty
and historical or scientific interest gU %
.national
'service noun [u]
the system in some countries in which young people have to do military training
for a period of time ^ ® H771 military
service: to do your national service
.National
'Socialism noun [u]
(politics the policies of the
German Nazi party ( ) S M-ff
►.National 'Socialist noun, adj.
.national
'trail noun a long route through
beautiful country where people can walk or ride ( B
ft) ) l»l, >Mit
the
.National ’Trust noun an organization that
owns and takes care of places of historical interest or natural beauty in
England, Wales and Northern Ireland, so that people can go and visit them ( ftjtHrJ!
W$L)
.nation
'state noun a group of people with
the same culture, language, etc. who have formed an independent country
na tion wide /.neijn'waid/ adj. happening or existing in
all parts of a particular country B ftj; AAS ftj; fk B l£ H ftj: a. nationwide campaign ^ B is ► na-tion-wide adv.: The company has over 500 stores
nationwide. 500
native /'neitrv/
adj.,
noun
madj. 1 [only before noun] connected with the place
where you were bom and lived for the first years of your life tb £ itfe ftj; your native land/country/
city #\ftj$t^ /;fi.B / #tM
0 It is a
long time since he has
visited his native
native language is Korean. M ftj # iff H I?
M ip » — see also native speaker 2 [only before noun] connected with the place
where you have always lived or have lived for a long time ^ jfe ft]; jg Hfe
ftj: native Berliners ± ±
A
ftj M A 3 [only
before noun] (sometimes
offensive) connected with the
people who originally lived in a country before other people, especially white
people, came there ± Hr ftj; ± H A ftj: native peoples ± H K tfc 0 native art ± Hit A 4 ~ (to ...) (of animals and
plants zM^) existing naturally in a place J5r( A'T^ififtJ; ± A ftj; g ftj Em indigenous : the native plants of America ABftjAAif $9 o The tiger is native to India.
0 native species gitfeftj^# 5 [only before noun] that
you have naturally without having to leam it Affl,ft); 4AfftAft) Pm innate: native cunning % £ fi A ftJ # min go 'native (often humorous) (of a person staying in
another country #BftJ A) to try to live and behave like the local people ABA ■ noun 1 a person who was born
in a particular country or area ft} £ A % B ( ) ftj A: a native of New
ttlE^fffeftjA ) ±H: disputes between early
settlers and natives -¥■ M # & fP ± H A 0 ft] i9t
#■ 4 an animal or a plant that lives or grows naturally in a
particular area AJfeftJsft^ ( )
: The
kangaroo is a native of
.Native
A'merican (also
A.merican
Indian) noun a member of any of the
races of people who were the original people living in
&m±mw
.Na-tive
Ca nadian noun [C] (CanE) an Aboriginal Canadian;
a Canadian Indian, Inuit or Metis jjp^A tP^ABp^^A ( ^0®#A, AtiA )
.native
'speaker noun a person who speaks a
language as their first language and has not learned it as a foreign language
na
tiv ity /na'tivati/
noun 1 the Nativity [sing.] the birth of
Jesus Christ, celebrated by Christians at Christmas mi Ml#A; 5I2a picture or a model of the baby Jesus
Christ and the place where he was born na'tivity play noun a play about the birth
of Jesus Christ, usually performed by children at Christmas
m\ ()
NATO
(also
Nato) /'neitau; NAmE -tou/ abbr. North Atlantic Treaty
Organization. NATO is an organization to which many European countries and the
US and
nat ter /’naet0(r)/
verb [V] ~ (away/on) (about sth) {BrE, informal) to talk for a long
time, especially about unimportant things ft]; M ®P ES3U chat
► nat-ter noun [sing.] {BrE, informal) : to have a good natter £jp£f W9P natterjack /'naetad3aek; NAmE -tar-/ (also .natterjack toad) noun a small European toad with a yellow band on its back
natty /'naeti/
adj.
{old-fashioned, informal) 1 neat and fashionable SF fg ftj: a natty suit ^ jg H* Iff ft) ^ ^ 2
well designed; clever if ff ftj; ft] ftj: a natty little
briefcase ► nat-tily adv.
natural (Hr/•naetj'ral/ adj., noun
s& adj.
►
IN NATURE g1
[only before noun] existing in nature; not made or caused by humans g $ ft) ; A ftj : natural disasters o the natural world {= of
trees, rivers, animals and
birds) g Hf-
0 a country’s natural resources {= its coal, oil, forests, etc.) — S ftj O wildlife in its
natural habitat g^tiSffeMftJ o natural yogurt (= with no flavour
added)