Star-Spangled Banner

Star-Spangled Banner

English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌstɑː(ɹ) ˌspæŋɡəld ˈbænə(ɹ)/

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Proper noun

Star-Spangled Banner

1. A nickname for the national flag of the United States of America.
2. 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, Cheney, Dick; Liz Cheney, Exceptional: Why the World Needs a Powerful America‎, Threshold Editions, →ISBN, OCLC 935894711, OL 26650505M, 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

• Old Glory
• stars and stripes

Translations

a nickname for the national flag of the U.S.

Bengali: তারায় সাজা ঝাণ্ডা (taray saja jhaṇḍa) Chinese: Mandarin: 星條旗／星条旗 (zh), 星条旗 (zh) (xīngtiáoqí) Danish: stjernebanner n (Archaic) French: bannière étoilée (fr) f German: Sternenbanner (de) Greek: αστερόεσσα (el) (asteróessa) Japanese: 星条旗 (ja) (せいじょうき, seijōki) Korean: 성조기 (seongjogi) Russian: зна́мя, усы́панное звёздами n (známja, usýpannoje zvjózdami), (informal) звёздно-полоса́тый флаг m (zvjózdno-polosátyj flag) Swedish: stjärnbaneret (sv)

the national anthem of the United States

Bengali: তারায় সাজা ঝাণ্ডা (taray saja jhaṇḍa) Chinese: Mandarin: 星條旗／星条旗 (zh), 星条旗 (zh) (xīngtiáoqí) German: US-amerikanische Nationalhymne f Japanese: 星条旗 (ja) (Seijōki) Korean: 별이 빛나는 깃발 (byeori binnaneun gitbal) Navajo: Dah Naatʼaʼí Sǫʼ bił Sinil Russian: Зна́мя, усы́панное звёздами (Známja, usýpannoje zvjózdami) Spanish: Bandera Llena de Estrellas f Vietnamese: Lá cờ ánh sao chói lọi