krajowa

Krajowa is a Polish adjective and, in some contexts, a feminine noun indicating something that relates to or is at the national level. It is the feminine form of krajowy; the masculine form is krajowy and the neuter krajowe, all derived from kraj meaning country or homeland. The term is used to describe national scope in everyday language and in official terminology.

In ordinary usage, krajowa appears in phrases such as produkcja krajowa (domestic production), prawo krajowe (national law), and rynek krajowy (domestic market). It contrasts with regional or local terms and with międzynarodowy (international).

In institutional titles, krajowa signals national reach. Notable examples include Krajowa Administracja Skarbowa, the National Revenue Administration in Poland, created in 2016 by merging tax and customs authorities; and Krajowa Rada Radiofonii i Telewizji, the National Council of Radio and Television, the regulatory body overseeing broadcasting. The prefix also appears in other agency names or programs to denote nationwide scope.

Because of its role in language to denote scope, krajowa helps distinguish national policies, standards, and statistics from local or international ones.