national anthemnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌnæʃ.ən.əl ˈæn.θəm/us/ˌnæʃ.ən.əl ˈæn.θəm/a country's official song, played and/or sung on public occasions
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Singing
- a cappella
- accompaniment
- accompany
- alto
- anthem
- barbershop
- dirge
- ditty
- diva
- duet
- elegy
- jingle
- refrain
- septet
- serenade
- sextet
- shanty
- sing
- tenor
- treble
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Examples from literature
- The rest of the rescue team and waiting relatives were singing the Chilean national anthem.
- They also sang the national anthem of Chile over a kind of telephone that was sent down the hole.