The official song of a nation or country, generally of a patriotic nature and played at events to celebrate or honor the nation.(noun)
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Use "national anthem" in a sentence
"The marchers sang the national anthem and in between chanted slogans, among them "Send Cohn-Bendit to Dachau.""
"After the national anthem was sung by the government and guerrilla sides alike, James LeMoyne and I approached one of the key guerrilla leaders, Raul Reyes, their external relations head."
"They then marched through the streets toward central Hanoi's landmark Hoan Kiem Lake, singing the national anthem and shouting anti-Chinese messages."