state funeral
Definitions
A public funeral ceremony held to honour individuals of national significance.
Examples
“In May 1898, for example, the funeral train⟳ of our Mr Gladstone would be brought from his country estate at Hawarden to Westminster station on the District Line via Willesden Junction. One of his biographers notes, 'Victorians saw⟳ no indignity in a coffin for a state funeral arriving by Underground.'”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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