Meanings
nounnational security (uncountable)
- uncountableThe safety of a country as managed through the exercise of economic and political power, intelligence agencies and diplomacy.
Synonyms: natsec
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe safety of a country as managed through the exercise of economic and political power, intelligence agencies and diplomacy.
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Translations
Afrikaans nasionale veiligheid
- nasionale veiligheidsafety of a country
Arabic أَمْن وَطَنِيّ
- أَمْن وَطَنِيّ (ʔamn waṭaniyy)safety of a country
Basque nazio segurtasun
- nazio segurtasunsafety of a country
Bulgarian национална сигурност
- национална сигурност (nacionalna sigurnost)safety of a country
Catalan seguretat nacional
- seguretat nacionalsafety of a country
Chinese Mandarin 國家安全 /国家安全, 民族安全
- 國家安全 /国家安全 (guójiā ānquán)safety of a country
- 民族安全 (mínzú ānquán)safety of a country
- 國土安全 /国土安全 (guótǔ ānquán)safety of a country
Danish national sikkerhed
- national sikkerhedsafety of a country
Dutch nationale veiligheid
- nationale veiligheidsafety of a country
Estonian riiklik julgeolek
- riiklik julgeoleksafety of a country
Finnish kansallinen turvallisuus
- kansallinen turvallisuussafety of a country
French sécurité nationale
- sécurité nationalesafety of a country
German nationale Sicherheit, äußere Sicherheit
- nationale Sicherheitsafety of a country
- äußere Sicherheitsafety of a country
Greek εθνική ασφάλεια
- εθνική ασφάλεια (ethnikí asfáleia)safety of a country
Hebrew ביטחון לאומי
- ביטחון לאומיsafety of a country
Hindi राष्ट्रीय सुरक्षा
- राष्ट्रीय सुरक्षा (rāṣṭrīya surakṣā)safety of a country
Hungarian nemzetbiztonság
- nemzetbiztonságsafety of a country
Indonesian keamanan nasional
- keamanan nasionalsafety of a country
Irish slándáil náisiúnta
- slándáil náisiúntasafety of a country
Italian sicurezza nazionale
- sicurezza nazionalesafety of a country
Japanese 国家安全保障
- 国家安全保障 (kokka anzen hoshō)safety of a country
Korean 국가 안보
- 국가 안보 (gukga anbo)safety of a country
Latvian nacionālā drošība
- nacionālā drošībasafety of a country
Malay keselamatan negara
- keselamatan negarasafety of a country
Persian امنیت ملی
- امنیت ملی (amniyyat-e melli)safety of a country
Polish bezpieczeństwo narodowe
- bezpieczeństwo narodowesafety of a country
Portuguese segurança nacional
- segurança nacionalsafety of a country
Russian национа́льная безопа́сность, нацбезопа́сность
- национа́льная безопа́сность (nacionálʹnaja bezopásnostʹ)safety of a country
- нацбезопа́сность (nacbezopásnostʹ)safety of a country
Spanish seguridad nacional
- seguridad nacionalsafety of a country
Tagalog pambansang seguridad
- pambansang seguridadsafety of a country
Thai ความมั่นคงแห่งชาติ
- ความมั่นคงแห่งชาติsafety of a country
Turkish millî güvenlik
- millî güvenliksafety of a country
Ukrainian національна безпека
- національна безпека (nacionalʹna bezpeka)safety of a country
Urdu قومی سلامتی
- قومی سلامتیsafety of a country
Vietnamese an ninh quốc gia
- an ninh quốc giasafety of a country
Welsh diogelwch cenedlaethol
- diogelwch cenedlaetholsafety of a country
Cite this entry
APA
national security. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/national%20security
MLA
“national security.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/national%20security. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “national security,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/national%20security.
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