krajowym

Krajowym is a Polish adjective meaning national or domestic, used to describe things related to the country rather than to foreign or local subregions. In standard usage it contrasts with zagraniczny (foreign) and lokalny (local) and is common in economics, policy, law, and public administration. Examples include rynek krajowy (domestic market), polityka krajowa (domestic policy), and system podatkowy krajowy (national tax system).

The word is derived from kraj (country) with the adjectival suffix -owy. It follows regular Polish inflection: masculine singular krajowy, feminine singular krajowa, neuter singular krajowe; genitive krajowego, dative krajowemu, instrumental krajowym, locative krajowym, plural forms align with other adjectives. In phrases, it typically occurs before a noun and agrees in gender, number, and case (krajowy rynek, krajowa polityka, krajowe normy).

Capitalization rules align with general Polish practice. The adjective krajowy is normally written with a lowercase initial letter. The capitalized form Krajowym appears only in contexts where it is part of a proper noun, a title, or the beginning of a sentence; it is not a standard, independent name in ordinary usage. If capitalized in isolation, it may indicate a stylized or branded name rather than a grammatical form.

See also: krajowy vs zagraniczny, narodowy, międzynarodowy; domestic policy, domestic market. The term is widely used across Poland to denote policies, standards, markets, and institutions that pertain to the country as a whole.