NOUN | communication | national anthem | a song formally adopted as the anthem for a nation |
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Meaning | A song formally adopted as the anthem for a nation. | |
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Instances | Marseillaise | The French national anthem |
The Star-Spangled Banner | A poem written by Francis Scott Key during the War of 1812 was set to music and adopted by Congress in 1931 as the national anthem of the United States | |
Broader | anthem | A song of devotion or loyalty (as to a nation or school) |
Spanish | himno, himno nacional | |
Catalan | himne nacional |
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