Star-Spangled Banner
/ˌstɑː(ɹ)ˌspæŋɡəld ˈbænə(ɹ)/
Star-Spangled Banner proper noun: a nickname for the national flag of the United States of America.
Proper noun (1)
the Star-Spangled Banner
- A nickname for the national flag of the United States of America.
Proper noun (2)
"The Star-Spangled Banner"
- 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”[.]2004, Joe Queenan, True Believers, page 158
- 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.2015, Dick Cheney, Liz Cheney, Exceptional: Why the World Needs a Powerful America, Threshold Editions, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 71
- Synonyms:
- Old Glory, stars and stripes
Star-Spangled Banner meaning in Tamil, Bengali and Vietnamese
Star-Spangled Banner in Tamil
- அந்த நாட்டிலுள்ள
Star-Spangled Banner in Bengali
- a nickname for the national flag of the U.S.
- তারায় সাজা ঝাণ্ডা taraẏ śaja jhanḍa
- the national anthem of the United States
- তারায় সাজা ঝাণ্ডা taraẏ śaja jhanḍa
Star-Spangled Banner in Vietnamese
- a nickname for the national flag of the U.S.
- Lá cờ ánh sao chói lọi
- the national anthem of the United States
- Lá cờ lấp lánh ánh sao
Synonyms of Star-Spangled Banner
Origin of Star-Spangled Banner
From a description of the United States flag in Defence of Fort McHenry by Francis Scott Key.
Questions about Star-Spangled Banner
- What does Star-Spangled Banner mean?
- Star-Spangled Banner means a nickname for the national flag of the United States of America.
- What is Star-Spangled Banner in Tamil?
- Star-Spangled Banner in Tamil is அந்த நாட்டிலுள்ள. See Star-Spangled Banner meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is Star-Spangled Banner?
- Star-Spangled Banner is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Star-Spangled Banner?
- Star-Spangled Banner is pronounced /ˌstɑː(ɹ)ˌspæŋɡəld ˈbænə(ɹ)/.
Words near Star-Spangled Banner in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: Star-Spangled Banner (page history and authors); star-spangled banner (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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