Internationale

[ an-ter-na-syaw-nal ]

noun
  1. a revolutionary workers' anthem, first sung in France in 1871.

Origin of Internationale

1
<French, short for chanson internationale international song

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British Dictionary definitions for Internationale

Internationale

/ (ˌɪntənæʃəˈnɑːl) /


noun
  1. the Internationale a revolutionary socialist hymn, first sung in 1871 in France

Origin of Internationale

1
C19: shortened from French chanson internationale international song

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Cultural definitions for “Internationale”

“Internationale”

[ (ann-tuhr-nahs-yuh-nahl, in-tuhr-nash-uh-nahl) ]


An international anthem of communists and socialists (see socialism).

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