Meanings
comparative more nationally · superlative most nationally
- In a way relating to the whole nation.
The speech was televised nationally.
2 more examples
The impact on rural communities of rail closures was acute, but I would argue that the worst outcome it created was the long-term diminishment of suburban capacity outside London, which has had a far more insidious effect on rail usage nationally.
2023 March 8, Gareth Dennis, “The Reshaping of things to come...”, in RAIL, number 978, page 49US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) stipulates that to qualify for an O-1 visa, the beneficiary must demonstrate extraordinary ability recognized nationally or internationally.
2025 July 24, “Work visas for the United States: price, requirements, duration, and how to apply”, in CNN en Español
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbextending throughout an entire nation
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Englishnational
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishnationally
Translations
Bulgarian общонародно
- общонародно (obštonarodno)in a way relating to the whole nation
Catalan nacionalment
- nacionalmentin a way relating to the whole nation
Finnish kansallisesti
- kansallisestiin a way relating to the whole nation
French nationalement
- nationalementin a way relating to the whole nation
Hungarian országosan
- országosanin a way relating to the whole nation
Italian nazionalmente
- nazionalmentein a way relating to the whole nation
Norwegian Bokmål nasjonalt
- nasjonaltin a way relating to the whole nation
Portuguese nacionalmente
- nacionalmentein a way relating to the whole nation
Spanish nacionalmente
- nacionalmentein a way relating to the whole nation
Turkish ulusça
- ulusçain a way relating to the whole nation
Cite this entry
nationally. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nationally
“nationally.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nationally. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nationally,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nationally.
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