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national anthem

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

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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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See also

national archive National Assembly national average National Bolshevik National Bolshevism national bourgeoisie

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