anational

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adjective

Not national.

Scrabble 9

Meanings

adjectiveanational (not comparable)
  1. not comparableuncommonNot national.

    In one sense the anational corporation may be viewed as a futuristic concept: no such organization now exists.

    1985, John R. Munkirs, Transformation of American Capitalism, Routledge, published 2020, →ISBN
    1 more example

    The once-militant politicking of the anational anarchists and militant trade unionists, it appeared, had largely given way to niche hobbyists and feel-good social practitioners.

    2026 June 28, Katie Thornton, “Love Language: The undying dream of Esperanto”, in w'Harper's Magazine, →ISSN, archived from the original on 17 Jun 2026

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  4. Ancient Greekἀ- (a-)
  5. Englisha-
  6. Englishnational
  7. Englishanational

From a- + national.

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Translations

Esperanto sennacia, sennacieca
  • sennacianot national
  • sennaciecanot national
French anational
  • anationalnot national
Portuguese anacional
  • anacionalnot national
Turkish ulussuz
  • ulussuznot national

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APA

anational. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anational

MLA

“anational.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anational. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anational,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anational.

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