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national consciousness
national costume
National Curriculum
national debt
National Diploma
national dress
National Economic Development Council
national emblem
national expenditure
national forest
National Gallery
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Australia
National Gallery of Canada
national grid
National Guard
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national interest
na·tion·al in·ter·est


noun 
Definition:
 
things of benefit to nation: actions, circumstances, and decisions regarded as benefiting a particular nation
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