Etymology

subnational

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Today it means: Forming a subdivision of a nation; contained entirely within a nation. Full definition →

English national ← Latin sub-
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The story

  1. Latinsub
  2. Latinsub-
  3. Englishsub-
  4. Englishnational
  5. English todaysubnational

From sub- + national.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.