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ather nasty videos that I don't want the children to watch. 4
unpleasant, disagreeable, ugly, bad-tempered, vicious, currish,
surly, abusive, spiteful, irascible, ill-natured, ill-tempered,
cruel, inconsiderate, rude, churlish, obnoxious, crotchety,
curmudgeonly, cantankerous, crabbed, cranky, US and Canadian
mean: Why is your father so nasty to everyone who wants to go
out with you? 5 bad, severe, acute, painful, serious; dangerous,
critical: I got a nasty shock when I opened the cupboard door.
That's a nasty wound you have there.
nation n. country, state, land, political entity, polity, domain,
realm: The countries of Europe are unlikely to become one
nation.
national adj. 1 nationwide, country-wide, state, governmental, civil;
public, popular, US federal: It took years to enact national
clean-air laws. 2 nationalistic, nationalist, patriotic,
jingoistic, chauvinistic: During the war, national feelings ran
high.
--n. 3 citizen, subject, inhabitant, resident; native:
Stephenson left England years ago and is now an Australian
national.
nationalistic
adj. nationalist, patriotic, jingoist(ic), chauvinist(ic),
xenophobic, isolationist: As communications improved,
nationalistic feelings were eroded.
nationality
n. 1 citizenship: Some countries allow their citizens dual
nationality. 2 race, nation, ethnic group, ethnos, clan, tribe;
strain, stock, pedigree, heritage, roots, extraction, bloodline,
breed: The country became a melting-pot of myriad
nationalities.
native adj. 1 innate, natal, inborn, natural, inherent, congenital,
indwelling, inherited, hereditary, in the blood, intrinsic,
constitutional: Early in life, Carla demonstrated a native
ability for music. 2 domestic, local, home-grown; indigenous,
autochthonous, aboriginal: The native oysters in this area are
superb. 3 basic, first, best, original, exclusive: Can you
tell that my native language is Hungarian? 4 national, ethnic,