Meanings
nounnational service (uncountable)
alternative Singapore NS
- uncountableService, especially compulsory service, either in military service or in non-military service, on behalf of one's nation.
- oftenspecificallyuncountablevarious countriesCompulsory military service via conscription.
The boys in between 18 and 20 are doing national service.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 國民服役 /国民服役
- 國民服役 /国民服役 (guómín fúyì)compulsory service in the armed forces
Finnish asevelvollisuus
- asevelvollisuuscompulsory service in the armed forces
German Wehrdienst
- Wehrdienstcompulsory service in the armed forces
Greek θητεία
- θητεία (thiteía)compulsory service in the armed forces
Italian servizio di leva, leva
- servizio di levacompulsory service in the armed forces
- levacompulsory service in the armed forces
- naiacompulsory service in the armed forces
- fermacompulsory service in the armed forces
Malay perkhidmatan negara, khidmat negara
- perkhidmatan negaracompulsory service in the armed forces
- khidmat negaracompulsory service in the armed forces
Polish służba narodowa
- służba narodowacompulsory service in the armed forces
Scottish Gaelic seirbheis nàiseanta
- seirbheis nàiseantacompulsory service in the armed forces
Tamil தேசிய சேவை
- தேசிய சேவை (tēciya cēvai)compulsory service in the armed forces
Cite this entry
APA
national service. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/national%20service
MLA
“national service.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/national%20service. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “national service,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/national%20service.
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