"national epic" meaning in All languages combined

See national epic on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: national epics [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} national epic (plural national epics)
  1. An epic poem or similar work which seeks or is believed to capture and express the essence or spirit of a particular nation. Wikipedia link: national epic Translations (epic poem): kansalliseepos (Finnish), Nationalepos [neuter] (German), nationalepos [common-gender] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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