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national dress (ˈnæʃənəl drɛs) 

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noun

  1. the traditional clothing of a country

Example Sentences Including 'national dress'

He wore a dhoti, not the make-believe attire that Jawaharlal Nehru made our national dress.
India Today (1999)
I TOOK my niece shopping and we saw some dolls in national dress.
Sun, News of the World (2002)
Several other British universities have already banned national dress.
canada.com (2005)
The gentle, musical "boat" trip past the animated figures in national dress had all three spellbound.
Sun, News of the World (2001)
The university says it is banning national dress to underline that all students are equal.
canada.com (2005)
They were dressed in long dark chubas, their national dress.
Kewley, Vanya Tibet - Behind the Ice Curtain
Two large crowds of Africans were gathered inside, the women in Liberty print dresses and Zambian national dress.
Martin, Joy The Image of Laura

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