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national bank

noun

Definition of NATIONAL BANK

1
:  central bank
2
:  a bank operating under federal charter and supervision
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First Known Use of NATIONAL BANK

1736

Rhymes with NATIONAL BANK

central bank, data bank, draw a blank, mountebank, piggy bank, reserve bank, riverbank, walk the plank

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