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national anthem

DEFINITIONS OF: national anthem

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n a song formally adopted as the anthem for a nation

Examples:
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
Type of:
anthem
a song of devotion or loyalty (as to a nation or school)
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