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Old Glory

Old Glory proper noun: the flag of the United States.

old glory: the flag of the United States
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Proper noun

Old Glory

  1. The flag of the United States.
    • "Well, we've got to do something to celebrate. We haven't got a flag, we can't float Old Glory proudly out the window. So I'm going to wear this, as an emblem."1959, John Knowles, chapter 2, in A Separate Peace

Synonyms of Old Glory

Questions about Old Glory

What does Old Glory mean?
Old Glory means the flag of the United States.
What part of speech is Old Glory?
Old Glory is a proper noun.

Words near Old Glory in the dictionary

  1. old gentleman
  2. old gentlemen
  3. Old Georgian
  4. old girl
  5. old girls
  6. Old Glory
  7. old gold
  8. old golds
  9. Old Gooseberry
  10. old gown
  11. Old Gray Lady

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