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Meaning of national anthem | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The official song of a nation or sovereign state, generally of a patriotic nature and played at events to celebrate or honor said state.
  2. The official song of a constituent state of a country.
    nonstandard

Equivalents

Čeština národní hymna
Deutsch Nationalhymne
Ελληνικά εθνικός ύμνος
Français hymne national
हिन्दी राष्ट्रगान
Bahasa Indonesia lagu kebangsaan
Italiano inno nazionale
日本語 国歌
한국어 국가
Nederlands volkslied
Português hino nacional
Svenska nationalsång
Türkçe ulusal marş
Tiếng Việt quốc ca

Examples

“With such focus from within the footballing community this week on Remembrance Sunday, there was something appropriate about Colchester being the venue for last night’s game. Troops from the garrison town formed a guard of honour for both sets of players, who emerged for the national anthem with poppies proudly stitched into their tracksuit jackets.”
“The national anthem of Wales”
“The national anthem of the Russian SFSR”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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