Pertaining to a nation or country, especially as a whole; affecting, shared by, or existing throughout all of a nation.

A subject of a nation. / (usually in the plural) A tournament in which participants from all over the nation compete. / (usually in the plural, journalism) A national newspaper.

A potential goal or requirement which is explicitly excluded from the scope of a project.

(theater, idiomatic, England) A production which receives generally favorable notice, but is not assured of success.

An essential or indispensable element, condition, or ingredient.

Patriotism; the idea of supporting one's country, people or culture. / Support for the creation of a sovereign nation (which does not currently exist).

(chemistry) Any salt or ester of nitric acid.

To treat, or react, with nitric acid or a nitrate

(computing) A signed magnitude representation of zero in which the sign bit indicates a negative number.

(idiomatic, colloquial, US) No longer in quiet and comfortable surroundings