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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  National \Na"tion*al\ (?; 277), a. [Cf. F. national.]
     1. Of or pertaining to a nation; common to a whole people or
        race; public; general; as, a national government,
        language, dress, custom, calamity, etc.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Attached to one's own country or nation.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     National anthem, a popular song or hymn which has become by
        general acceptance the recognized musical expression of
        the patriotic sentiment of a nation; as, ``God save the
        King'' is called the national anthem of England.
  
     National bank, the official common name of a class of
        banking corporations established under the laws of the
        United States.
  
     National flag. See under Flag.
  
     National guard, a body of militia, or a local military
        organization, as in Paris during the French Revolution, or
        as certain bodies of militia in other European countries
        and in the United States.
  
     National salute, a salute consisting of as many guns as
        there are States in the Union. [U.S.]
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  National \Na"tion*al\ (?; 277), a. [Cf. F. national.]
     1. Of or pertaining to a nation; common to a whole people or
        race; public; general; as, a national government,
        language, dress, custom, calamity, etc.
  
     2. Attached to one's own country or nation.
  
     National anthem, a popular song or hymn which has become by
        general acceptance the recognized musical expression of
        the patriotic sentiment of a nation; as, ``God save the
        King'' is called the national anthem of England.
  
     National bank, the official common name of a class of
        banking corporations established under the laws of the
        United States.
  
     National flag. See under Flag.
  
     National guard, a body of militia, or a local military
        organization, as in Paris during the French Revolution, or
        as certain bodies of militia in other European countries
        and in the United States.
  
     National salute, a salute consisting of as many guns as
        there are States in the Union. [U.S.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  National Guard
       n : United States military reserves recruited by the states and
           equipped by the federal government; subject to call by
           either [syn: home reserve]

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  National Guard /nˈaʃənəl ɡˈɑːd/
  Národní Garda

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  National Guard /nˈaʃənəl ɡˈɑːd/
  Nationalgarde 

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  national guard /nˈaʃənəl ɡˈɑːd/
  
  εθνοφρουρά

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