Noun
national treasure (plural national treasures)
A person, place, or object that is deemed to be of value to an entire nation, usually due to its cultural significance.
The House has noticed his remarkable transformation in the past few weeks from national treasure to Treasury poodle. Vince Cable
The Sun in London ran a front page declaring my bum a national treasure. I really did laugh at that. Its not like it can actually do anything, except wiggle. Kylie Minogue
Nobody who has seriously dealt with the men and women in today's military believes they are a disaster. They are a national treasure of all races, all religions, all walks of life. Bill Clinton
I think Noam Chomsky is a national treasure - make that an international treasure. Jello Biafra
Our military is a national treasure. Hillary Clinton
When I first met Lucian he wasn't that famous. He was notorious, but he did not have a big international reputation or anything. He was a genuinely Dostoevskian character it seemed to me, living much more on the edge. And then later he became more a national treasure and was quite seduced by that. Celia Paul