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national treasure en · NOUN

Meanings

1. A place, object, or person that is deemed to be of value to an entire nation, usually because of cultural significance.
   • [Marcel] Somerville was called a “national treasure” during the third season. But when he cheated on his Love Island partner, Gabby Allen, after leaving the villa, the U.K. media turned on him. 2022 June 2, Anna Peele, “Inside ‘Love Island,’ From the Tragic Suicide Deaths to New Mental Health Protocols”, in Vanity Fair:
   • But drinking in the bath always feels slightly performative, as though I'm auditioning for the role of beloved boozy singleton and UK national treasure, Bridget Jones. 2025 June 7, Jo Ellison, “Breakfast in bath—yes or eurgh?”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 21:

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Translations (14)

ru национа́льное сокро́вище (something deemed to be of value to an entire nation) · es tesoro nacional (something deemed to be of value to an entire nation) · ko 국보 (something deemed to be of value to an entire nation) · fi kansallisaarre (something deemed to be of value to an entire nation) · de nationaler Schatz (something deemed to be of value to an entire nation) · ru национа́льное достоя́ние (something deemed to be of value to an entire nation) · ja 国宝 (something deemed to be of value to an entire nation) · sv nationalklenod (something deemed to be of value to an entire nation) · fr trésor national (something deemed to be of value to an entire nation) · da nationalskjald (something deemed to be of value to an entire nation) · cmn 國寶 /国宝 (something deemed to be of value to an entire nation) · fi kansallisomaisuus (something deemed to be of value to an entire nation) · da nationalskat (something deemed to be of value to an entire nation) · ru достоя́ние наро́да (something deemed to be of value to an entire nation)