Uncle Sam en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˌʌŋkəl ˈsæm/ (General-American)
- (US) audio
- /ˌʌŋkl̩ ˈsæm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌəŋ-/ (General-American)
Etymology
From uncle + Sam (diminutive of the male name Samuel), probably based on the initialism U.S. of the United States. While folk etymology suggests that the term was named after Samuel Wilson (1766–1854), a meat packer from Troy, New York, who supplied the United States Army with canned meat during the War of 1812 between the United States and the United Kingdom, the Oxford English Dictionary notes there is no evidence that this is the case.
Meanings
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(colloquial) A personification of the United States federal government or (rare) citizens.
Uncle Sam needs brave men and women to enlist in the Army.
Deriveds
Uncle Shmuel · Uncle Sham · Uncle Sucker · Uncle Scam
Relateds
John Bull · Uncle Joe · Johnny Canuck · Uncle Sugar
Translations (46)
th ลุงแซม (personification of the United States federal government or citizens) · lv Tēvocis Sems (personification of the United States federal government or citizens) · id Paman Sam (personification of the United States federal government or citizens) · eu Osaba Sam (personification of the United States federal government or citizens) · fi Setä Samuli (personification of the United States federal government or citizens) · nv Nihidáʼí Sam (personification of the United States federal government or citizens) · sv Onkel Sam (personification of the United States federal government or citizens) · pt Tio Sam (personification of the United States federal government or citizens) · el μπάρμπα-Σαμ (personification of the United States federal government or citizens) · es Tío Sam (personification of the United States federal government or citizens) · fr Oncle Sam (personification of the United States federal government or citizens) · cy Wncl Sam (personification of the United States federal government or citizens) · ka ძია სემი (personification of the United States federal government or citizens) · lt dėdė Semas (personification of the United States federal government or citizens) · bg Чичо Сам (personification of the United States federal government or citizens) · ml അങ്കിൾ സാം (personification of the United States federal government or citizens) · cs Strýček Sam (personification of the United States federal government or citizens) · ko 엉클 샘 (personification of the United States federal government or citizens) · ar اَلْعَمّ سَام (personification of the United States federal government or citizens) · ru дя́дя Сэм (personification of the United States federal government or citizens) · et Onu Sam (personification of the United States federal government or citizens) · ka ბიძა სემი (personification of the United States federal government or citizens) · de Uncle Sam (personification of the United States federal government or citizens) · el Θείος Σαμ (personification of the United States federal government or citizens) · az Sem dayı (personification of the United States federal government or citizens) · ja アンクル・サム (personification of the United States federal government or citizens) · cmn 山姆大叔 (personification of the United States federal government or citizens) · tr Sam Amca (personification of the United States federal government or citizens) · pl Wuj Sam (personification of the United States federal government or citizens) · ka ბიძია სემი (personification of the United States federal government or citizens) · vi Chú Sam (personification of the United States federal government or citizens) · is Sámur frændi (personification of the United States federal government or citizens) · oc Oncle Sam (personification of the United States federal government or citizens) · be Дзядзька Сэм (personification of the United States federal government or citizens) · uk Дядько Сем (personification of the United States federal government or citizens) · fa عمو سام (personification of the United States federal government or citizens) · it Zio Sam (personification of the United States federal government or citizens) · ms Pakcik Sam (personification of the United States federal government or citizens) · mwl Tiu Sam (personification of the United States federal government or citizens) · ast Tíu Sam (personification of the United States federal government or citizens) · sh Ujka Sem (personification of the United States federal government or citizens) · mk чичко Сем (personification of the United States federal government or citizens) · sh Ујка Сем (personification of the United States federal government or citizens) · gl Tío Sam (personification of the United States federal government or citizens) · hy Քեռի Սեմ (personification of the United States federal government or citizens) · ca Oncle Sam (personification of the United States federal government or citizens)
wikipedia: Oxford English Dictionary · wikipedia: Samuel Wilson · wikipedia: United States Army · wikipedia: War of 1812 · wikipedia: James Montgomery Flagg