national anthem
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2.3
- noun
- /ˈnæʃənl ˈænθəm/
:
himno nacional
- Ladies and gentlemen, please rise for the French national anthem.
- sing the national anthem
- play the national anthem
- flag and national anthem
They don't have a national anthem, They don't have a flag.
- They don't have a national anthem, They don't have a flag.
- They stand up when the national anthem is played.
- You know, what do they have to complain about kneeling for the national anthem?
- I will donate to the charity of your choice if you come and sing the national anthem for this storied event.
- But last week in the main square, a trumpet could be heard playing your national anthem.
- Hatikvah is the Jewish national anthem.
- It's a it's a really, really good, really, really nice feeling to have the national anthem played.
- But it wasn't until really just a few years ago where I was singing the national anthem at a Dodger game.
- Why is our our national anthem isn't about England?
Examples
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Please rise for the national anthem and remain standing.
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They stand up when the national anthem is played.
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The national anthem is our song.
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Ladies and gentlemen, our national anthem.
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Will you join me in singing the national anthem?
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The U.S. Congress designated the song as the national anthem in 1931.
Academic text (2006) -
Mary Robinson came out dressed in purple silk, and everyone stood for the national anthem.
Fiction book (1998) -
I saw this live singer, Ingrid Andress, she sang the national anthem before the Home Run Derby last night.
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The Hatikvah, the Israeli national anthem, speaks of the yearning for Zion and Jerusalem.
Academic text (1996) -
Please rise for the national anthem and remain standing.
Synonyms
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3.5
A song for a country, school, or religion that shows love and loyalty
How Official
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2.3
11
2.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an official song adopted by a country' is directly and predictably derived from combining 'national' (pertaining to the country) with 'anthem' (a song of loyalty or praise). This ADJ+N compound follows a standard compositional pattern and has clear cross‑linguistic equivalents, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
The phrase national anthem comes from the idea of a special song for a country. The word national means 'of the country' and anthem means a song sung to praise or celebrate, so the phrase now means 'an official song' that represents a country.