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/nˈæʃənəl bæŋk/ Listen

adjective

National adj.

Of or pertaining to a nation; common to a whole people or race; public; general; as, a national government, language, dress, custom, calamity, etc.

Attached to one's own country or nation.

National anthem, a popular song or hymn which has become by general acceptance the recognized musical expression of the patriotic sentiment of a nation; as, "God save the King" is called the national anthem of England.

National bank, the official common name of a class of banking corporations established under the laws of the United States.

National flag. See under Flag.

National guard, a body of militia, or a local military organization, as in Paris during the French Revolution, or as certain bodies of militia in other European countries and in the United States.

National salute, a salute consisting of as many guns as there are States in the Union. (U.S.)

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"National bank" Quotes from Famous Books

... scene took place in the borough of Johnstown last night. A Hungarian was discovered by two men in the act of blowing up the safe in the First National Bank Building with dynamite. A cry was raised, and in a few minutes a crowd had collected and the cry of "Lynch him!" was raised, and in less time than it takes to tell it the man was strung up to a tree in what was once about the central portion of Johnstown. ...

— The Johnstown Horror • James Herbert Walker

... "'who was sentenced to six years in Moyamensing Prison for the robbery of the Second National Bank at Tacony, will be liberated to-night. His sentence has been commuted, owing to good conduct and to the fact that for the last year he has been in very ill health. Quinn was night watchman at the Tacony bank at the time ...

— Van Bibber and Others • Richard Harding Davis

... you all know who I am. I am humble Abraham Lincoln. I have been solicited by my friends to become a candidate for the legislature. My politics are short and sweet— like an old woman's dance! I am in favor of a national bank, the international improvement scheme, and a high protective tariff. These are my sentiments and political principles. If elected, I will be thankful. If defeated, it will be all ...

— The Lincoln Story Book • Henry L. Williams

... gold after you have deposited that check for two hundred and fifty thousand dollars in your New York bank," said Henriette. "I shall go to the president of the Ohoolihan National Bank at Oshkosh, Ohio, where I have at present three hundred and sixty-eight thousand three hundred and forty-three dollars and eighteen cents on deposit and tell him that the Hon. John Warrington Bunny, of New York, is my ...

— Mrs. Raffles - Being the Adventures of an Amateur Crackswoman • John Kendrick Bangs

... of the United States, any five or more persons with sufficient capital may organize a national bank. A national bank may issue its notes—that is, its promises to pay—as currency, to an amount not exceeding the amount of United States bonds deposited by the bank with the national government. Each federal reserve bank is a large central bank organized ...

— Elements of Civil Government • Alexander L. Peterman

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