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Meaning of national anthem | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

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

Equivalents

Afrikaans volkslied

العربية نَشِيد وَطَنِيّ

বাংলা জাতীয় সঙ্গীত

Čeština národní hymna

Dansk nationalsang

Deutsch Nationalhymne

Ελληνικά εθνικός ύμνος

Esperanto nacia himno

Español himno himno nacional

Suomi kansallishymni kansallislaulu

Français hymne national

हिन्दी राष्ट्रगान

Magyar himnusz

Հայերեն ազգային օրհներգ օրհներգ

Bahasa Indonesia lagu kebangsaan

Íslenska þjóðsöngur

Italiano inno nazionale

日本語国歌

ភាសាខ្មែរ ភ្លេងជាតិ

한국어 국가

ລາວ ເພງຊາດ

Malagasy hiram-pirenena

မြန်မာ နိုင်ငံတော်သီချင်း

Nederlands volkslied

Português hino nacional

Română imn național

Русский госуда́рственный гимн

Svenska nationalsång

தமிழ் நாட்டுப்பண்

ไทย เพลงชาติ

Tagalog pambansang awit

Türkçe ulusal marş

اردو قومی ترانہ

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

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

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