national anthem

a patriotic hymn or other song adopted by a nation for use on public or state occasions

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Noun

national anthem - a song formally adopted as the anthem for a nation

anthem - a song of devotion or loyalty (as to a nation or school)

Translations

نَشِيدٌ وَطَنِيٌنَشيد وَطَني

národní hymnastátní hymna

nationalsang

kansallislaulu

državna himna

nemzeti himnusz

òjóîsöngur

inno nazionale

国歌

애국가

štátna hymna

nationalsång

เพลงชาติ

milli marşmillî marşulusal marş

quốc ca

国歌

national anthem

n → inno nazionale

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nation

(ˈneiʃən) noun

1. a group of people living in a particular country, forming a single political and economic unit.

2. a large number of people who share the same history, ancestors, culture etc (whether or not they all live in the same country). the Jewish nation.

national (ˈnӕʃənəl) adjective

of or belonging to a particular nation. national government; national pride.

ˈnationally adverb

ˈnationalism (ˈnӕ-) noun

1. a sense of pride in the history, culture, achievements etc of one's nation.

2. the desire to bring the people of one's nation together under their own government.

ˈnationalist (ˈnӕ-) noun

ˌnationaˈlistic adjective

nationality (nӕʃəˈnӕləti) – plural natioˈnalities – noun

(the state of belonging to) a particular nation. `What nationality are you?' `I'm German'; You can see (people of) many nationalities in London.

ˈnationalize, ˈnationalise (ˈnӕ-) verb

to make (especially an industry) the property of the nation as a whole rather than the property of an individual.

ˌnationaliˈzation, ˌnationaliˈsation noun

national anthem

a nation's official song or hymn.

national service

in some countries, a period of compulsory service in the armed forces.

ˌnation-ˈwide adjective, adverb

(happening etc) throughout the whole nation. a nation-wide broadcast; They travelled nation-wide.

national anthem

→ نَشِيدٌ وَطَنِيٌ národní hymna nationalsang Nationalhymne εθνικός ύμνος himno nacional kansallislaulu hymne national državna himna inno nazionale 国歌 애국가 volkslied nasjonalsang hymn państwowy hino nacional государственный гимн nationalsång เพลงชาติ milli marş quốc ca 国歌

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Even while he whistles his impetuosity away with the national anthem, some involuntary shakings of his head and heavings of his chest still linger behind, not to mention an occasional hasty adjustment with both hands of his open shirt-collar, as if it were scarcely open enough to prevent his being troubled by a choking sensation.

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Thornbury remarked that she was still in the habit of saying Queen instead of King in the National Anthem. There was another pause.

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