National and Planetary

National

National adjective - Limited to or in the interests of a particular nation.
Usage example: national interests

Planetary is an antonym for national.

Planetary

Planetary adjective - Unusually large.

National is an antonym for planetary.

Nearby Words: planet, planetarium

Both words in one sentence

  • Late to the Tragedy Doctor Who begins quite a few episodes with the Doctor landing right in the middle of a national/planetary/universal crisis, spending about half of the episode working out what's going on and the second half either fixing it or getting the hell out of there.
  • Warhammer 40,000 has the rivalry between the Imperial Guard and various worlds' Planetary Defense Forces, similar to the Army/National Guard divide mentioned below.
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