National and Official

National

National adjective - Of or relating to a nation.

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Official and national are semantically related in state topic. In some cases you can use "Official" instead the word "National" as an adjective or a noun, when it comes to topics like commonwealth.

Nearby Words: nationalize, nationalise, nation, nationalistic, nationality

Official

Official adjective - Ordered or allowed by those in authority.

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National and official are semantically related in state topic. Sometimes you can use "National" instead the word "Official" as an adjective or a noun, if it concerns topics such as commonwealth.

Nearby Words: office, officiate, officer, officialize, officious

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How words are described

local	local national	local official
foreign	foreign national	foreign official
Indian	Indian national	Indian official
Prussian	Prussian national	Prussian official

Both words in one sentence

As one can expect, it's also the national and official language of neighboring Nepal, and its Indian speakers are largely ethnic Nepalis.

Source: Useful Notes / Indian Languages
In Xala, a few characters frequently switch between French and Wolof, the official and national languages of Senegal, respectively, often as an indication of their social status or politics.

Source: Bilingual Dialogue
During the Stagnation of The '70s, with its famous shortages, the official state policy was to first fund and supply the national republics to avoid problems, and for Russia proper, especially in the "Flyover Country" provinces, to get the remains and the seconds.

Source: Useful Notes / Soviet Russia, Ukraine, and So On

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