National-library
noun
1.
a library established and funded by a national government with the designation national, to serve the needs of this government, often to function as a library of record for the nation’s publishing output, and in some cases to act as a central agency for library and bibliographic development in the nation.
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[nash-uh-nl, nash-nuh l] /ˈnæʃ ə nl, ˈnæʃ nəl/ adjective 1. of, relating to, or maintained by a as an organized whole or independent political unit: national affairs. 2. owned, preserved, or maintained by the federal government: a national wildlife refuge. 3. peculiar or common to the whole people of a country: national customs. 4. devoted […]
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