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national anthem en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Meanings

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.
   • 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. 2011 November 10, Jeremy Wilson, “tEngland Under 21 5 Iceland Under 21 0: match report”, in Telegraph:
2. (nonstandard) The official song of a constituent state of a country.
   • The national anthem of the Russian SFSR
   • The national anthem of Wales

Forms

Translations (119)

kk ұлттық әнұран (national song of a country) · tr ulusal marş (national song of a country) · vi quốc ca (national song of a country) · mt innu nazzjonali (national song of a country) · cs státní hymna (national song of a country) · nl volkslied (national song of a country) · pl hymn narodowy (national song of a country) · tk döwlet gimni (national song of a country) · cy anthem genedlaethol (national song of a country) · bn জাতীয় সঙ্গীত (national song of a country) · br kan broadel (national song of a country) · fa-ira سُرودِ مِلّی (national song of a country) · sl državna himna (national song of a country) · az dövlət himni (national song of a country) · rm imni naziunal (national song of a country) · pa ਕੌਮੀ ਗੀਤ (national song of a country) · haw mele aupuni (national song of a country) · lb Nationalhymn (national song of a country) · fo tjóðsangur (national song of a country) · ar نَشِيد وَطَنِيّ (national song of a country) · gl himno nacional (national song of a country) · hak 國歌 /国歌 (national song of a country) · fr hymne national (national song of a country) · uk держа́вний гімн (national song of a country) · bg национа́лен химн (national song of a country) · sk štátna hymna (national song of a country) · hu himnusz (national song of a country) · sh национална химна (national song of a country) · te జాతీయ గీతం (national song of a country) · cs národní hymna (national song of a country) · be дзяржа́ўны гі́мн (national song of a country) · fy folksliet (national song of a country) · tg суруди миллӣ (national song of a country) · sv nationalsång (national song of a country) · sh državna himna (national song of a country) · ky улуттук гимн (national song of a country) · lt valstybinis himnas (national song of a country) · hsb narodna hymna (national song of a country) · nn nasjonalsong (national song of a country) · gv arrane ashoonagh (national song of a country) · de Nationalhymne (national song of a country) · my နိုင်ငံတော်သီချင်း (national song of a country) · ro imn național (national song of a country) · km ភ្លេងជាតិ (national song of a country) · id lagu kebangsaan (national song of a country) · mi ngaringari a te motu (national song of a country) · dsb narodna hymna (national song of a country) · ja 国歌 (national song of a country) · hy ազգային օրհներգ (national song of a country) · kn ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಗೀತೆ (national song of a country) · af volkslied (national song of a country) · sh државна химна (national song of a country) · sh народна химна (national song of a country) · tg суруди давлатӣ (national song of a country) · ur قَومی تَرانَہ (national song of a country) · tt дәүләт гимны (national song of a country) · uz davlat madhiyasi (national song of a country) · so heesta qaranka (national song of a country) · sq himn kombëtar (national song of a country) · mg hiram-pirenena (national song of a country) · sw wimbo wa taifa (national song of a country) · eu nazio erezerki (national song of a country) · ka სახელმწიფო ჰიმნი (national song of a country) · es himno nacional (national song of a country) · mn улсын дуу (national song of a country) · sk národná hymna (national song of a country) · tl pambansang awit (national song of a country) · cdo 國歌 /国歌 (national song of a country) · ms lagu kebangsaan (national song of a country) · hi राष्ट्रगान (national song of a country) · es himno (national song of a country) · sh narodna himna (national song of a country) · ilo nailian a kanta (national song of a country) · lv valsts himna (national song of a country) · yi נאַציאָנאַלער הימען (national song of a country) · ne राष्ट्रिय गान (national song of a country) · hy օրհներգ (national song of a country) · nb nasjonalsang (national song of a country) · ps ملي سرود (national song of a country) · ko 국가 (national song of a country) · cpx 國歌 /国歌 (national song of a country) · eo nacia himno (national song of a country) · th เพลงชาติ (national song of a country) · cmn 國歌 /国歌 (national song of a country) · mr राष्ट्रगीत (national song of a country) · yue 國歌 /国歌 (national song of a country) · fi kansallislaulu (national song of a country) · lo ເພງຊາດ (national song of a country) · oc imne nacional (national song of a country) · ta நாட்டுப்பண் (national song of a country) · pt hino nacional (national song of a country) · sm vii o le atunuu (national song of a country) · qu llaqta taki (national song of a country) · he המנון לאמי (national song of a country) · ky мамлекеттик гимни (national song of a country) · hu nemzeti himnusz (national song of a country) · fi kansallishymni (national song of a country) · ru госуда́рственный гимн (national song of a country) · el εθνικός ύμνος (national song of a country) · kl inuiaqatigiinni erinaq (national song of a country) · et riigihümn (national song of a country) · it inno nazionale (national song of a country) · mn төрийн дуулал (national song of a country) · ml ദേശീയഗാനം (national song of a country) · ga amhrán náisiúnta (national song of a country) · nan 國歌 /国歌 (national song of a country) · ba дәүләт гимны (national song of a country) · ca himne nacional (national song of a country) · to fasi fakafonua (national song of a country) · kk мемлекеттік әнұран (national song of a country) · mk државна хи́мна (national song of a country) · kmr sirûda neteweyî (national song of a country) · am የሕዝብ መዝሙር (national song of a country) · gd laoidh nàiseanta (national song of a country) · da nationalsang (national song of a country) · nah tlacatiyancuicatl (national song of a country) · mk национа́лна хи́мна (national song of a country) · is þjóðsöngur (national song of a country) · sh nacionalna himna (national song of a country)