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national anthems

national anthems is the plural of national anthem.

Meaning of national anthem

Noun

national anthem (plural national anthems)

  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...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 Wales

Questions about national anthems

What is national anthems the plural of?
National anthems is the plural of national anthem.

Words near national anthems in the dictionary

  1. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  2. national airline
  3. national airlines
  4. national amnesia
  5. national anthem
  6. national anthems
  7. national archive
  8. national archives
  9. national assemblies
  10. national assembly
  11. national average

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