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Revision as of 17:06, 3 April 2023
English
Etymology
From a description of the United States flag in Defence of Fort McHenry by Francis Scott Key.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
- A nickname for the national flag of the United States of America.
- The national anthem of the United States of America.
- 2004, Joe Queenan, True Believers, page 158:
- In the course of a single lifetime, the average fan will be forced to hear 1,500 fiendishly unattractive women ... take four and a half minutes to butcher “The Star-Spangled Banner”[.]
- 2015, Dick Cheney, Liz Cheney, Exceptional: Why the World Needs a Powerful America[1], Threshold Editions, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 71:
- On Monday, February 21, 1972, as a Chinese military band played “The Star-Spangled Banner,” Nixon became the first American president to visit China while in office.
Synonyms
Translations
a nickname for the national flag of the U.S.
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the national anthem of the United States
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Further reading
- “Star-Spangled Banner”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “Star-Spangled Banner”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “Star-Spangled Banner” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.