Star-Spangled Banner en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˌstɑː(ɹ)ˌspæŋɡəld ˈbænə(ɹ)/
- (US) audio
Etymology
From a description of the United States flag in Defence of Fort McHenry by Francis Scott Key.
Meanings
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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:
- A nickname for the national flag of the United States of America.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| "The Star-Spangled Banner " | canonical | lexicographic | |
| the Star-Spangled Banner | canonical | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (23)
ru Зна́мя, усы́панное звёздами (the national anthem of the United States) · es Bandera Llena de Estrellas (the national anthem of the United States) · de US-amerikanische Nationalhymne (the national anthem of the United States) · ru звёздно-полоса́тый флаг (a nickname for the national flag of the U.S.) · pt A Bandeira Estrelada (the national anthem of the United States) · cmn 星條旗 /星条旗 (the national anthem of the United States) · ja 星条旗 (the national anthem of the United States) · ru зна́мя, усы́панное звёздами (a nickname for the national flag of the U.S.) · cmn 花旗 (a nickname for the national flag of the U.S.) · ko 별이 빛나는 깃발 (the national anthem of the United States) · ko 성조기 (a nickname for the national flag of the U.S.) · de Sternenbanner (a nickname for the national flag of the U.S.) · fr bannière étoilée (a nickname for the national flag of the U.S.) · sv stjärnbaneret (a nickname for the national flag of the U.S.) · bn তারায় সাজা ঝাণ্ডা (a nickname for the national flag of the U.S.) · cmn 星條旗 /星条旗 (a nickname for the national flag of the U.S.) · bn তারায় সাজা ঝাণ্ডা (the national anthem of the United States) · vi Lá cờ lấp lánh ánh sao (the national anthem of the United States) · el αστερόεσσα (a nickname for the national flag of the U.S.) · vi Lá cờ ánh sao chói lọi (a nickname for the national flag of the U.S.) · nv Dah Naatʼaʼí Sǫʼ bił Sinil (the national anthem of the United States) · da stjernebanner (a nickname for the national flag of the U.S.) · ja 星条旗 (a nickname for the national flag of the U.S.)