national hero

collocation in English

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national
adjective
uk
/ˈnæʃ.ən.əl/us
/ˈnæʃ.ən.əl/
relating to or typical of a whole country and its people, rather than to part of that country or to ...
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hero
noun[C]
uk
/ˈhɪə.rəʊ/us
/ˈhɪr.oʊ/
a person who is admired for having done something very brave or having achieved ...
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(Definition ofnationalandherofrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Even this engagement of the most highly respected political leader andnationalheroapparently did not curb the violence.
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He was anationalhero—trusted, respected and admired.
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If he will accept something like this, he will become anationalheroovernight.
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She became anationalheroin the popular press.
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That is an impregnable position, largely thanks to the act of exiling him to the island and making him into anationalhero.
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We want, first of all to make the people of this country realise that the farm worker is as much anationalheroas the miner.
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Swampy is seen by some (although not by me) as anationalhero.
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He is recognized as a kind of freedom fighter andnationalhero.
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Later he became anationalhero, this also due to his unexplaned death at sea in 1808.
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He became anationalhero, and political clubs sprung up to draw him into the upcoming 1848 presidential election.
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He calculated that such a gesture would make him anationalheroand restore him to the center of the political stage.
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By 1978, his efforts were paid off and made him into anationalhero.
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She was declared anationalheroon 11 october 1951.
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Located on the monument is not merely the statue of thenationalhero, but also his remains.
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In fact, he is now theirnationalhero, and they want him back on an (unthreatened) throne - an offer he politely declines.
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He was anationalheroand was a kind giver to charity.
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He was even given anationalheroof atheism award.
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Just like in 1982, iro was again thenationalheroand number one.
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After his death he was honored as anationalhero.
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She is now widely considered as anationalhero.
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