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National Trust
National Trust for Scotland
National Vocational Qualification
national wealth
nationalise
nationalism
nationalistic
nationality
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nationalize
na·tion·al·ize [ náshən'l z, náshnə lz ] (past and past participle na·tion·al·ized, present participle na·tion·al·iz·ing, 3rd person present singular na·tion·al·iz·es)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. transfer business to state ownership: to transfer a business, property, or industry from private to governmental control or ownership
2. make national: to make something national or to give a national character to something
3. 
Same as  naturalize (sense 1)


na·tion·al·i·za·tion [ nàshən'li záysh'n, nàshnəli záysh'n ] noun
na·tion·al·ized adjective
na·tion·al·iz·er noun
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