a song about the power Britain used to have at sea because of its navy, which people sing on patriotic occasions, such as the Last Night of the Proms. Some of the words are: Rule Britannia, Britannia rule the waves,/Britons never, never, never shall be slaves.
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
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