Stars and Stripes
noun
the national flag of the U.S., consisting of 13 horizontal stripes that are alternately red and white, representing the original states, and of a blue field containing 50 white stars, representing the present states.
Also called
Old Glory,
The Star-Spangled Banner.
Definition for star spangled banner (2 of 2)
Star-Spangled Banner, The
noun
(italics)
the national anthem of the United States of America, based on a poem written by Francis Scott Key on September 14, 1814, and set by him to the melody of the English song To Anacreon in Heaven: officially adopted by the U.S. Congress in 1931.
British Dictionary definitions for star spangled banner
Stars and Stripes
noun
the Stars and Stripes (functioning as singular)
the national flag of the United States of America, consisting of 50 white stars representing the present states on a blue field and seven red and six white horizontal stripes representing the original states
Also known as: the Star-Spangled Banner
Cultural definitions for star spangled banner
Stars and Stripes
The national flag of the United States. Its fifty stars represent the fifty states; its thirteen stripes represent the thirteen colonies that became the original states.