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Star-spangled banner

//ˌstɑː(ɹ)ˌspæŋɡəld ˈbænə(ɹ)// name

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A nickname for the national flag of the United States of America.
  2. 2
    The national anthem of the United States of America.

    "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”[.]"

Noun
  1. 1
    the national flag of the United States of America wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From a description of the United States flag in Defence of Fort McHenry by Francis Scott Key.

Etymology 2

From a description of the United States flag in Defence of Fort McHenry by Francis Scott Key.

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