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National

Of or pertaining to a nation; common to a whole people or race; public; general; as, a national government, language, dress, custom, calamity, etc.

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Domestic 84% connected

Of or pertaining to one's house or home, or one's household or family; relating to home life; as, domestic concerns, life, duties, cares, happiness,…

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Domestic 84% connected

Of or pertaining to one's house or home, or one's household or family; relating to home life; as, domestic concerns, life, duties, cares, happiness,…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Federal 84% connected

Pertaining to a league or treaty; derived from an agreement or covenant between parties, especially between nations; constituted by a compact between…

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Federal 84% connected

Pertaining to a league or treaty; derived from an agreement or covenant between parties, especially between nations; constituted by a compact between…

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Nationalist 84% connected

One who advocates national unity and independence; one of a party favoring Irish independence.

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Nationalist 84% connected

One who advocates national unity and independence; one of a party favoring Irish independence.

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Public 84% connected

Of or pertaining to the people; belonging to the people; relating to, or affecting, a nation, state, or community; -- opposed to private; as, the pub…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Public 84% connected

Of or pertaining to the people; belonging to the people; relating to, or affecting, a nation, state, or community; -- opposed to private; as, the pub…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Broader term 3

Actor 76% connected

One who acts, or takes part in any affair; a doer.

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Doer 76% connected

One who does; one performs or executes; one who is wont and ready to act; an actor; an agent.

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Worker 76% connected

One who, or that which, works; a laborer; a performer; as, a worker in brass.

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Narrower term 4

Citizen 76% connected

One who enjoys the freedom and privileges of a city; a freeman of a city, as distinguished from a foreigner, or one not entitled to its franchises.

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Compatriot 76% connected

One of the same country, and having like interests and feeling.

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Nationalist 76% connected

One who advocates national unity and independence; one of a party favoring Irish independence.

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Patriot 76% connected

One who loves his country, and zealously supports its authority and interests.

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Derivationally related 2

Nationality 74% connected

The quality of being national, or strongly attached to one's own nation; patriotism.

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Nationality 74% connected

The quality of being national, or strongly attached to one's own nation; patriotism.

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Containing group 3

Country 70% connected

A tract of land; a region; the territory of an independent nation; (as distinguished from any other region, and with a personal pronoun) the region o…

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Land 70% connected

Urine. See Lant.

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Nation 70% connected

A part, or division, of the people of the earth, distinguished from the rest by common descent, language, or institutions; a race; a stock.

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Pertains to 3

Commonwealth 66% connected

A state; a body politic consisting of a certain number of men, united, by compact or tacit agreement, under one form of government and system of laws.

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Country 66% connected

A tract of land; a region; the territory of an independent nation; (as distinguished from any other region, and with a personal pronoun) the region o…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Nationality 66% connected

The quality of being national, or strongly attached to one's own nation; patriotism.

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See also 2

Domestic 66% connected

Of or pertaining to one's house or home, or one's household or family; relating to home life; as, domestic concerns, life, duties, cares, happiness,…

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Domestic 66% connected

Of or pertaining to one's house or home, or one's household or family; relating to home life; as, domestic concerns, life, duties, cares, happiness,…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Synonym 4

Home 92% connected

See Homelyn.

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Interior 92% connected

Being within any limits, inclosure, or substance; inside; internal; inner; -- opposed to exterior, or superficial; as, the interior apartments of a h…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Internal 92% connected

Inward; interior; being within any limit or surface; inclosed; -- opposed to external; as, the internal parts of a body, or of the earth.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Subject 92% connected

Placed or situated under; lying below, or in a lower situation.

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Antonym 4

International 94% connected

Between or among nations; pertaining to the intercourse of nations; participated in by two or more nations; common to, or affecting, two or more nati…

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International 94% connected

Between or among nations; pertaining to the intercourse of nations; participated in by two or more nations; common to, or affecting, two or more nati…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Local 94% connected

Of or pertaining to a particular place, or to a definite region or portion of space; restricted to one place or region; as, a local custom.

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Local 94% connected

Of or pertaining to a particular place, or to a definite region or portion of space; restricted to one place or region; as, a local custom.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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