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nonnational

6.3

Not connected to one nation, often involving people from different countries

adjective
/ˌnɒnˈnæʃənl/

: no nacional

Many nonnational organizations work to promote global cooperation and understanding.

Examples

Writing in these pages, Samuel P. Huntington argued recently that "without a sure sense of national identity, Americans have become unable to define their national interests, and as a result, subnational commercial interests and transnational and nonnational ethnic interests have come to dominate foreign policy."

Academic text (1999)
The nonnational community consists of individuals who have diverse cultural backgrounds.
The conference was attended by numerous nonnational participants from various countries.

Synonyms

stateless

vsnonnational

4 7.4

A person not recognized as a citizen by any country

is broader, covering things not linked to one nation's identity or belonging

nationless

vsnonnational

1 7.0

Not tied to one country and working across many countries

is a neutral absence of national relation rather than international scope

placeless

vsnonnational

1 7.9

Having no clear local look or feel

is focused on absence of national connection rather than local place identity

postnational

vsnonnational

Jargon

9.2

Relating to ideas or systems beyond national borders

is about lacking relation to a specific nation rather than a historical era

Antonyms

national

337 2.0

About a person's country of origin or citizenship

How National

patriotic

107 3.3

national

337 2.0

nonnational

6.3

global

∞ 2.7

Surface Forms

nonnational positive

Morphology

nonnational = national (transparent) = non + national

Clearly formed by adding the negative prefix 'non-' to the adjective 'national', yielding a general 'not national' meaning.

Etymology

Nonnational comes from non- 'not' plus national 'of a nation', and it is used for things or people that are 'not tied to one nation' or 'not national'.