Phrase guide

national costume

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Clothing of a particular style and colours worn to represent a country at international events, or as part of national celebrations.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: kroj — clothing of a particular style and colours worn to represent a country
  • Finnish: kansallispuku — clothing of a particular style and colours worn to represent a country
  • German: Nationaltracht — clothing of a particular style and colours worn to represent a country
  • German: Volkstracht — clothing of a particular style and colours worn to represent a country
  • Kumyk: милли гийим (milli giyim) — clothing of a particular style and colours worn to represent a country
  • Macedonian: народна носија (narodna nosija) — clothing of a particular style and colours worn to represent a country
  • Macedonian: носија (nosija) — clothing of a particular style and colours worn to represent a country
  • Mongolian: үндэстний хувцас (ündestnii xuvcas) — clothing of a particular style and colours worn to represent a country
  • Norwegian Bokmål: nasjonaldrakt — clothing of a particular style and colours worn to represent a country
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: nasjonaldrakt — clothing of a particular style and colours worn to represent a country
  • Polish: strój narodowy — clothing of a particular style and colours worn to represent a country
  • Slovak: kroj — clothing of a particular style and colours worn to represent a country