National vs Interior - What's the difference?

As adjectives the difference between national and interior

is that national is of or having to do with a nation while interior is within any limits, enclosure, or substance; inside; internal; inner.

is that national is a subject of a nation while interior is the inside of a building, container, cavern, or other enclosed structure.

(en adjective)

Of or having to do with a nation.

(by extension) Of or having to do with a country (sovereign state).

Import tariffs were raised for the national interest.

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

* international * nationally * nationalistic

(en noun)

A subject of a nation.

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

(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 .

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* interiour (obsolete)

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Within any limits, enclosure, or substance; inside; internal; inner.

the interior''' apartments of a house; the '''interior surface of a hollow ball

Remote from the limits, frontier, or shore; inland.

the interior parts of a region or country

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* interior decoration * interior design * interior designer

(en noun)

The inside of a building, container, cavern, or other enclosed structure.

The inside regions of a country, distanced from the borders or coasts.

''Sir Richard Burton explored far into the African interior .

(mathematics, topology) The set of all interior points of a set.

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