Phrase guide

national security

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The safety of a country as managed through the exercise of economic and political power, intelligence agencies and diplomacy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Synonyms: natsec

Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

48 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: nasionale veiligheid — safety of a country
  • Arabic: أَمْن وَطَنِيّ (ʔamn waṭaniyy) — safety of a country
  • Azerbaijani: milli təhlükəsizlik — safety of a country
  • Basque: nazio segurtasun — safety of a country
  • Bulgarian: национална сигурност (nacionalna sigurnost) — safety of a country
  • Catalan: seguretat nacional — safety of a country
  • Chinese Mandarin: 國家安全 /国家安全 (guójiā ānquán) — safety of a country
  • Chinese Mandarin: 民族安全 (mínzú ānquán) — safety of a country
  • Chinese Mandarin: 國土安全 /国土安全 (guótǔ ānquán) — safety of a country
  • Danish: national sikkerhed — safety of a country
  • Dutch: nationale veiligheid — safety of a country
  • Estonian: riiklik julgeolek — safety of a country
  • Finnish: kansallinen turvallisuus — safety of a country
  • French: sécurité nationale — safety of a country
  • Galician: seguridade nacional — safety of a country
  • Georgian: ეროვნული უშიშროება (erovnuli ušišroeba) — safety of a country
  • Georgian: ეროვნული უსაფრთხოება (erovnuli usaprtxoeba) — safety of a country
  • German: nationale Sicherheit — safety of a country
  • German: äußere Sicherheit — safety of a country
  • Greek: εθνική ασφάλεια (ethnikí asfáleia) — safety of a country
  • Hebrew: ביטחון לאומי — safety of a country
  • Hindi: राष्ट्रीय सुरक्षा (rāṣṭrīya surakṣā) — safety of a country
  • Hungarian: nemzetbiztonság — safety of a country
  • Indonesian: keamanan nasional — safety of a country
  • Irish: slándáil náisiúnta — safety of a country
  • Italian: sicurezza nazionale — safety of a country
  • Japanese: 国家安全保障 (kokka anzen hoshō) — safety of a country
  • Kannada: ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಭದ್ರತೆ (rāṣṭrīya bhadrate) — safety of a country
  • Korean: 국가 안보 (gukga anbo) — safety of a country
  • Kyrgyz: улуттук коопсуздук (uluttuk koopsuzduk) — safety of a country
  • Latvian: nacionālā drošība — safety of a country
  • Malay: keselamatan negara — safety of a country
  • Marathi: राष्ट्रीय सुरक्षा (rāṣṭrīy surakṣā) — safety of a country
  • Persian: امنیت ملی (amniyyat-e melli) — safety of a country
  • Polish: bezpieczeństwo narodowe — safety of a country
  • Portuguese: segurança nacional — safety of a country
  • Russian: национа́льная безопа́сность (nacionálʹnaja bezopásnostʹ) — safety of a country
  • Russian: нацбезопа́сность (nacbezopásnostʹ) — safety of a country
  • Serbo-Croatian: nacionalna sigurnost — safety of a country
  • Spanish: seguridad nacional — safety of a country
  • Tagalog: pambansang seguridad — safety of a country
  • Tajik: амнияти миллӣ (amniyat-i milli) — safety of a country
  • Thai: ความมั่นคงแห่งชาติ — safety of a country
  • Turkish: millî güvenlik — safety of a country
  • Ukrainian: національна безпека (nacionalʹna bezpeka) — safety of a country
  • Urdu: قومی سلامتی — safety of a country
  • Vietnamese: an ninh quốc gia — safety of a country
  • Welsh: diogelwch cenedlaethol — safety of a country