national anthem
noun
: a song that praises a particular country and that is officially accepted as the country's song
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This started in the early 2000s that a national anthem singer was brought in, somebody that was well known nationally, internationally.
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Dana Taylor, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
Williamson was the Times journalist who revealed that Patel had used a swat team to protect his country singer girlfriend, Alexis Wilkins, when she was invited to sing the national anthem at the annual convention of the National Rifle Association.
—Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
King's Day serves as a way for cities to show off their culture and national pride, and the pageant began with a performance of the Frisian national anthem.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
The Donnyland plan had some effort behind it, with a Ukrainian negotiator reportedly going so far as to design a green-and-gold flag for the entity and creating its own national anthem with ChatGPT.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 22 Apr. 2026
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Dana Taylor, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
Williamson was the Times journalist who revealed that Patel had used a swat team to protect his country singer girlfriend, Alexis Wilkins, when she was invited to sing the national anthem at the annual convention of the National Rifle Association.
—Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
King's Day serves as a way for cities to show off their culture and national pride, and the pageant began with a performance of the Frisian national anthem.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
The Donnyland plan had some effort behind it, with a Ukrainian negotiator reportedly going so far as to design a green-and-gold flag for the entity and creating its own national anthem with ChatGPT.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 22 Apr. 2026
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“National anthem.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/national%20anthem. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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