Some say baseball is the U.S.’s ____ pastime.

adjective

1. Of or relating to a nation

   "national boundaries"

2. Nationalist
3. Comprising or characteristic of a nationality

   "his national accent was plainly audible"

4. Belonging to or maintained by the federal government

   "the National Museum of American History"

5. Of, relating to, or being a coalition see coalition government formed by most or all major political parties usually in a crisis

noun

1. One that owes allegiance to or is under the protection of a nation without regard to the more formal status of citizen or subject
2. A competition that is national in scope

noun

1. Central bank
2. A bank operating under federal charter and supervision

noun

1. A usually forested area of considerable extent that is preserved by government decree from private exploitation and is harvested only under supervision

noun

1. A military establishment serving as a national constabulary and defense force
2. A militia force recruited by each state of the U.S., equipped by the federal government, and jointly maintained subject to the call of either

noun

1. A member of a national guard

noun

1. The aggregate of earnings from a nation's current production including compensation of employees, interest, rental income, and profits of business after taxes

noun

1. A place of historic, scenic, or scientific interest set aside for preservation usually by presidential proclamation

noun

1. An area of special scenic, historical, or scientific importance set aside and maintained by a national government and in the U.S. by an act of Congress

noun

1. A recreational area adjacent to a seacoast and maintained by the federal government