different between social vs national

English

Etymology

From Middle French social, from Latin soci?lis (“of or belonging to a companion or companionship or association, social”), from socius (“a companion, fellow, partner, associate, ally”), from sequor (“follow”). Cognate with English seg (“man, companion, fellow”). More at seg.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?s????l/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?so?.??l/
• Rhymes: -????l

Adjective

social (comparative more social, superlative most social)

1. Being extroverted or outgoing.
2. Of or relating to society.

3. (Internet) Relating to social media or social networks.

4. (rare) Relating to a nation's allies.

   the Social War

5. (botany, zoology) Cooperating or growing in groups.

Antonyms

• antisocial
• unsocial
• asocial

Derived terms

Related terms

• sociality
• societal

Translations

Noun

social (countable and uncountable, plural socials)

1. A festive gathering to foster introductions.

2. (Canadian Prairies) A dance held to raise money for a couple to be married.
3. (Britain, colloquial, with definite article) Clipping of social security.

4. (US, colloquial) Clipping of social security number.

5. (dated, Ireland) A dinner dance event, usually held annually by a company or sporting club.
6. (Canada) Clipping of social studies.
7. (Internet, informal, uncountable) Clipping of social media.
8. (Internet, informal, countable) A social media account.

Translations

References

• social in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• social in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• “social” in Collins English Dictionary, 10th edition, London: Collins, 2010, ?ISBN; reproduced on Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present, retrieved 15 July 2017.

Anagrams

• scolia

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin soci?lis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

social (epicene, plural sociales)

1. social

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin soci?lis, attested from 1803.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /so.si?al/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /su.si?al/

Adjective

social (masculine and feminine plural socials)

1. social

Derived terms

Related terms

• soci

References

Further reading

• “social” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “social” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “social” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Danish

Etymology

From French social, from Latin soci?lis (“concerning a partner or an ally”), an adjective derived from the noun socius (“partner, ally”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [so??æ?l], [?o??æ?l]

Adjective

social (neuter socialt, plural and definite singular attributive sociale)

1. social
2. sociable

Further reading

• “social” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “social” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

French

Etymology

From Latin soci?lis (“of or belonging to a companion, companionship or association, social”), from socius (“a companion, ally”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s?.sjal/
• Hyphenation: so?cial
• (Paris)
• Homophones: sociale, sociales

Adjective

social (feminine singular sociale, masculine plural sociaux, feminine plural sociales)

1. social, related to society, community

2. social, living in society

3. mundane, related to social life

Synonyms

• grégaire

Antonyms

• antisocial
• asocial

Derived terms

Related terms

Noun

social m (plural sociaux)

1. action intended to make society work better

Further reading

• “social” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Galician

Etymology

From Latin soci?lis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

social m or f (plural sociais)

1. social

Derived terms

• socializar
• socialmente

Further reading

• “social” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

Italian

Etymology

Ellipsis of social network.

Noun

social m (plural social)

1. social network
2. (in the plural) social media

Middle French

Etymology

First known attestation 1355, borrowed from Latin soci?lis.

Adjective

social m (feminine singular sociale, masculine plural sociaulx, feminine plural sociales)

1. allied (on the same side)
2. social (tending to spend time with others)

Descendants

• ? English: social
• French: social

References

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (social, supplement)

Occitan

Alternative forms

• sociau (Gascony)

Etymology

From Latin soci?lis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [su?sjal]

Adjective

social m (feminine singular sociala, masculine plural socials, feminine plural socialas)

1. social (relating to society)

Piedmontese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /su?t??al/

Adjective

social

1. social

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin soci?lis.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /su.?sja?/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /so.si.?aw/, /so.?sjaw/

Adjective

social m or f (plural sociais, comparable)

1. social (relating to society)
2. (business) social (relating to business firms)
3. social; outgoing; extroverted

   Synonyms: sociável, extrovertido

   Antonyms: anti-social, associal

4. (ecology) social (living in large groups)
5. for use by the residents of an apartment block, as opposed to maintenance workers or deliverymen

Derived terms

Related terms

• sócio

Noun

social m, f (plural sociais)

1. (Brazil, informal) a small party between close people or friends

Further reading

• “social” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French social.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?so.t??i?al/

Adjective

social m or n (feminine singular social?, masculine plural sociali, feminine and neuter plural sociale)

1. social (of or relating to society)

Declension

Further reading

• social in DEX online - Dic?ionare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin soci?lis (“of or belonging to a companion, companionship or association, social”), from socius (“a companion, ally”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /so??jal/, [so??jal]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /so?sjal/, [so?sjal]
• Hyphenation: so?cial

Adjective

social (plural sociales)

1. social

Derived terms

Further reading

• “social” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sosi???l/, /so????l/

Adjective

social (comparative mer social, superlative mest social)

1. (not comparable) social, pertaining to living conditions and society (of an issue)
2. social, kind, friendly, welcoming, outgoing (of a person)

   Synonyms: utåtriktad, sällskaplig, föreningsintresserad

Declension

Related terms

References

• social in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• social in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

English

Etymology

From Middle French national, corresponding to nation +? -al.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?na?n?(?)l/, /?na?n(?)l/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?næ??n(?)l/, /?næ?n(?)l/

Adjective

national (comparative more national, superlative most national)

1. Pertaining to a nation or country, especially as a whole; affecting, shared by, or existing throughout all of a nation. [from 16th c.]
2. Belonging to or characteristic of a specific nation or country, as opposed to others. [from 17th c.]
3. (now rare) Nationalistic; patriotic. [from 17th c.]
   • 1791, James Boswell, Life of Johnson, Oxford 2008, p. 599:

     ‘Come, come, don't deny it: they are really national. Why, now, the Adams are as liberal-minded men as any in the world: but, I don't know how it is, all their workmen are Scotch.’

Usage notes

See nation for notes regarding the usage of national to refer to the UK and its member states.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

national (plural nationals)

1. A subject of a nation.

   The diplomats were advised not to interact with any foreign nationals except on official duty.

2. (usually in the plural) A tournament in which participants from all over the nation compete.

   After winning the regional tournament, the team advanced to the nationals.

Translations

Further reading

• national in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• national in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• nataloin, notalian

Danish

Etymology

From New Latin nationalis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [na?o?næ?l], occasionally (to stress the opposition to international) IPA^(key): [?na?o?næ?l]

Adjective

national

1. national, having to do with a particular country in opposition to other nations

   Antonym: international

2. national, having to do with the whole and not only single parts of it

   Antonym: regional

3. patriotic, having positive feelings for one's own nation

Inflection

Derived terms

• international

References

• “national” in Den Danske Ordbog

French

Etymology

nation +? -al; cf. New Latin nationalis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na.sj?.nal/

Adjective

national (feminine singular nationale, masculine plural nationaux, feminine plural nationales)

1. national

Derived terms

Further reading

• “national” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

German

Etymology

Derived from Nation (“nation”) under the influence of French national.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?natsi?o?na?l/, [?na.tsjo?na?l], /?natsi?o?na?l/, [?na.tsjo?na?l]
• Rhymes: -a?l

Adjective

national (comparative nationaler, superlative am nationalsten)

1. national (being part of the national identity)

2. national (of importance for, or to the benefit of the nation as a whole)

3. nationwide, national (covering a country, as opposed to regional and international levels; see usage note below)

4. (moderately) nationalist

Usage notes

• The comparative forms are infrequent.
• German national in the sense of “nationwide” occurs chiefly in a political context, as shown in the examples above. Its use in other contexts is most often modeled on English usage: ein nationaler Gesangswettbewerb — a national singing competition. The more idiomatic German word is landesweit: ein landesweiter Gesangswettbewerb.

Declension

Derived terms

• Nationalismus
• Nationalität
• Nationalfeiertag
• Nationalmannschaft
• Nationalmeisterschaft
• Nationalsozialismus
• Nationalspieler

Further reading

• “national” in Duden online