National and Popular

National

National adjective - Of or relating to a nation.

Popular and national are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Popular" instead an adjective "National".

Popular

Popular adjective - Enjoying widespread favor or approval.

National and popular are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "National" instead an adjective "Popular".

Both words in one sentence

  • International Showdown by Proxy Disputed matches between countries where both the sport is extremely popular and national feelings run high have led to hundreds of deaths, especially in Latin America.
  • It's Popular, Now It Sucks The classic series was for a long time very popular, becoming something of a national institution in its home country.
  • William Shakespeare is still a national institution and usually the foremost British author referenced in popular culture.
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