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state funeral

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A public funeral ceremony held to honour individuals of national significance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 國葬 /国葬 (guózàng) — public funeral ceremony
  • Czech: státní pohřeb — public funeral ceremony
  • Danish: statsbegravelse — public funeral ceremony
  • Esperanto: ŝtata funebro — public funeral ceremony
  • Finnish: valtiolliset hautajaiset — public funeral ceremony
  • French: funérailles nationales — public funeral ceremony
  • French: obsèques nationales — public funeral ceremony
  • French: funérailles d'État — public funeral ceremony
  • German: Staatsbegräbnis — public funeral ceremony
  • Japanese: 国葬 (kokusō) — public funeral ceremony
  • Korean: 국가장 (gukgajang) — public funeral ceremony
  • Korean: 국장 (gukjang) — public funeral ceremony
  • Polish: pogrzeb państwowy — public funeral ceremony
  • Portuguese: funeral do estado — public funeral ceremony
  • Spanish: funeral de estado — public funeral ceremony
  • Vietnamese: quốc táng — public funeral ceremony
  • Vietnamese: quốc tang — public funeral ceremony