a person who owes allegiance to that nation; "a monarch has a duty to his subjects"
concerned with or applicable to or belonging to an entire nation or country; "the national government"; "national elections"; "of national concern"; "the national highway system"; "national forests"
limited to or in the interests of a particular nation; "national interests"; "isolationism is a strictly national policy"
owned or maintained for the public by the national government; "national parks"
of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country; "national hero"; "national anthem"; "a national landmark"
of or relating to nationality; "national origin"
characteristic of or peculiar to the people of a nation; "a national trait"
an institution where people are cared for; "a home for the elderly"
the country or state or city where you live; "Canadian tariffs enabled United States lumber companies to raise prices at home"; "his home is New Jersey"
where you live at a particular time; "deliver the package to my home"; "he doesn't have a home to go to"; "your place or mine?"
place where something began and flourished; "the United States is the home of basketball"
an environment offering affection and security; "home is where the heart is"; "he grew up in a good Christian home"; "there's no place like home"
relating to or being where one lives or where one's roots are; "my home town"
at or to or in the direction of one's home or family; "He stays home on weekends"; "after the game the children brought friends home for supper"; "I'll be home tomorrow"; "came riding home in style"; "I hope you will come home for Christmas"; "I'll take her home"; "don't forget to write home"
to the fullest extent; to the heart; "drove the nail home"; "drove his point home"; "his comments hit home"
on or to the point aimed at; "the arrow struck home"
return home accurately from a long distance; "homing pigeons"
indicator that establishes the horizontal when a bubble is centered in a tube of liquid
height above ground; "the water reached ankle level"; "the pictures were at the same level"
an abstract place usually conceived as having depth; "a good actor communicates on several levels"; "a simile has at least two layers of meaning"; "the mind functions on many strata simultaneously"
oriented at right angles to the plumb; "the picture is level"
being on a precise horizontal plane; "a billiard table must be level"
not showing abrupt variations; "spoke in a level voice"; "she gave him a level look"- Louis Auchincloss
become level or even; "The ground levelled off"
talk frankly with; lay it on the line; "I have to level with you"
aim at; "level criticism or charges at somebody"
tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled"