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National Definition–adjective | 1. | of, pertaining to, or maintained by a nation as an organized whole or independent political unit: national affairs. | | 2. | owned, preserved, or maintained by the federal government: a national wildlife refuge. | | 3. | peculiar or common to the whole people of a country: national customs. | | 4. | devoted to one's own nation, its interests, etc.; patriotic: to stir up national pride. | | 6. | concerning or encompassing an entire nation: a national radio network. | | 7. | limited to one nation. | –noun | 8. | a citizen or subject of a particular nation who is entitled to its protection: U.S. nationals living abroad. | <
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Grant Definition–verb (used with object) | 1. | to bestow or confer, esp. by a formal act: to grant a charter. | | 2. | to give or accord: to grant permission. | | 3. | to agree or accede to: to grant a request. | | 4. | to admit or concede; accept for the sake of argument: I grant that point. | | 5. | to transfer or convey, esp. by deed or writing: to grant property. | –noun | 6. | something granted, as a privilege or right, a sum of money, or a tract of land: Several major foundations made large grants to fund the research project. | | 8. | Law. a transfer of property. | | 9. | a geo
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