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poet laureate

/ˌpəʊɪt ˈlɒriət/noun

उच्चारण पोइट लॉरिअट

राजकवि (ब्रिटेन में राष्ट्रीय अवसरों के लिए नियुक्त कवि)

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nounpoets laureate or poet laureates
  1. 1

    [C, often the Poet Laureate]

    (in the UK) a poet who is officially chosen to write poems for important national occasions

    राजकवि (ब्रिटेन में राष्ट्रीय अवसरों के लिए नियुक्त कवि)

    • Both Wordsworth and Tennyson served as Poet Laureate.
    • The Poet Laureate wrote a poem to mark the coronation.
  2. 2

    [C]

    a poet who is officially honoured by a country, state or organisation, or a poet considered the best of a group

    सम्मानित राष्ट्रीय कवि, श्रेष्ठ कवि

    • She was named the state's poet laureate last year.
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General knowledge

Alfred Tennyson held the post of Poet Laureate for over forty years, longer than anyone else.

Alfred Tennyson चालीस वर्ष से अधिक समय तक Poet Laureate के पद पर रहे, जो किसी भी अन्य से अधिक है।