Meanings
national (being part of a nation's identity or character)
eine nationale Traditiona national tradition
nationwide, national (covering a country, as opposed to regional and international levels; see usage note below)
nationale Parlamente (≈ Nationalparlamente)national parliaments
nationalist
das nationale Lagerthe nationalist camp
Examples
GermanEnglish
Nixon hielt die Rede im nationalen Fernsehen.Nixon made the speech on national TV.
Die nationale Souveränität ist heilig und unantastbar.The national sovereignty is sacred and inviolable.