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title: national — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «national» in the school dictionary: Belonging to, about, or shared by a whole nation or country, not just one part of it: a national holiday, the national anthem, a national park. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# national

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**Who acts:** Belonging, We, Yellowstone, Independence, She, kiwi · **What happens:** belong, share, own, run, be, sing · **To what, where:** national museum, national citizen, national anthem, start, match, first national park

<!-- .vabout -->
«national» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 9 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [national in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/national.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Belonging to, about, or shared by a whole nation or country, not just one part of it: a national holiday, the national anthem, a national park.

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:national:m1:1
# text = Belonging to, about, or shared by a whole nation or country, not just one part of it: a national holiday, the national anthem, a national park.
1	Belonging	belong	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	csubj:pass	_	_
2	to	to	ADP	IN	_	1	fixed	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	about	about	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	shared	share	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	nation	nation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
15	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	18	advmod	_	_
16	just	just	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
17	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	18	nummod	_	_
18	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	24	punct	_	_
22	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
23	national	national	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	_
24	holiday	holiday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
27	national	national	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	28	amod	_	_
28	anthem	anthem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	32	punct	_	_
30	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	32	det	_	_
31	national	national	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	32	amod	_	_
32	park	park	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **belong** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | about *property* | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **share** | participle | Belonging |  |  |  |  | by a whole nation or country and one part of part | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Owned or run by the government of a country: a national museum.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:national:m2:1
# text = Owned or run by the government of a country: a national museum.
1	Owned	own	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	run	run	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	conj	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	government	government	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:agent	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	national	national	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	museum	museum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **own** | participle |  | a national museum |  |  |  |  | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 2 | **run** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
As a noun, a national is a citizen of a particular country: a British national.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:national:m3:1
# text = As a noun, a national is a citizen of a particular country: a British national.
1	As	as	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	noun	noun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
6	national	national	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	citizen	citizen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	particular	particular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	17	punct	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	British	British	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	national	national	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	17	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | a national citizen |  |  |  | of a particular country | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We sang the national anthem at the start of the match.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:national:x1:1
# text = We sang the national anthem at the start of the match.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sang	sing	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	national	national	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	anthem	anthem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	start	start	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	match	match	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sing** *speech: express* | past | We | the national anthem |  | the start of the match |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location anthem=Theme |
| 2 | **start** |  |  | the match |  |  |  |  | nom start «event transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yellowstone was the first national park.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:national:x2:1
# text = Yellowstone was the first national park.
1	Yellowstone	Yellowstone	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	6	amod	_	_
5	national	national	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	park	park	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Yellowstone | the first national park |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Independence Day is a national holiday in the USA.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:national:x3:1
# text = Independence Day is a national holiday in the USA.
1	Independence	Independence	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	Day	Day	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	national	national	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	holiday	holiday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	USA	USA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Independence | a national holiday |  | the USA |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She plays for the national hockey team.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:national:x4:1
# text = She plays for the national hockey team.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	plays	play	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	national	national	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	hockey	hockey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **play** | present | She |  |  |  |  | for the national hockey team | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP PP.predicate»: agent=Agent for team=Eventuality |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The kiwi is New Zealand's national bird.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:national:x5:1
# text = The kiwi is New Zealand's national bird.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	kiwi	kiwi	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
4	New	New	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	flat	_	_
5	Zealand	Zealand	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	national	national	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the kiwi | New Zealand's national bird |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The national news showed the floods.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:national:x6:1
# text = The national news showed the floods.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	national	national	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	showed	show	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	floods	flood	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | past | the national news | the floods |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent flood=Recipient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ireland's national day is St Patrick's Day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:national:x7:1
# text = Ireland's national day is St Patrick's Day.
1	Ireland	Ireland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	national	national	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
6	St	St	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	flat	_	_
7	Patrick	Patrick	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	Day	Day	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Ireland's national day | St Patrick's Day |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Canada's national flag has a red maple leaf.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:national:x8:1
# text = Canada's national flag has a red maple leaf.
1	Canada	Canada	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	national	national	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	flag	flag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	maple	maple	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	leaf	leaf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Canada's national flag | a red maple leaf |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leaf=Patient |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And wise people shook their heads and foretold a decline in the National Love of Sport.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:national:x9:1
# text = And wise people shook their heads and foretold a decline in the National Love of Sport.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
2	wise	wise	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	shook	shake	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	heads	head	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	foretold	foretell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	decline	decline	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	National	National	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	Love	Love	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	Sport	Sport	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shake** | past | wise people | people's heads |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent head=Patient |
| 2 | **foretell** | participle | wise people *not said here* | a decline |  | the National Love of Sport |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent decline=Theme |

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