| 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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