Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

national service

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.20 in modern English

Syllables: na-tion-al ser-vice
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Service, especially compulsory service, either in military service or in non-military service, on behalf of one's nation.

Uncountable

noun

Service, especially compulsory service, either in military service or in non-military service, on behalf of one's nation.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The boys in between 18 and 20 are doing national service."

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

NS (alternative, Singapore)

Phrases

national serviceman

Questions

What does national service mean?: Service, especially compulsory service, either in military service or in non-military service, on behalf of one's nation.

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