Stars and Stripes
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- noun
- /stɑrz ənd straɪps/
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Estrellas y franjas
- Flying high above the parade, the Stars and Stripes symbolizes freedom and unity.
Yes, but only if we're not currently trying to murder them with the Stars and Stripes.
- Yes, but only if we're not currently trying to murder them with the Stars and Stripes.
Examples
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You make our flag fly proudly, and the stars and stripes shine more brightly.
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I want the stars and stripes flying up there.
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We're going to have what would look like a pretty traditional Stars and Stripes kind of arrangement here.
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We were probably more patient in doing so because we could see the Stars and Stripes floating over the camp.
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One lady was even wearing the stars and stripes over her normal business attire.
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He's a reporter for the Stars and Stripes.
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After all, the officers and men there were officially state troops, and the state had not yet gone over to the Confederacy; indeed, the Stars and Stripes still flew above the camp.
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We see that Olympian with tears streaming down their face as the Stars and Stripes go up and the Star Spangled Banner is playing.
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On Independence Day, many families proudly display the Stars and Stripes outside their homes.
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As the ceremony began, the audience stood still to honor the Stars and Stripes overhead.
Synonyms
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A piece of cloth that stands for the United States with thirteen stripes and fifty stars
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The national flag of the United States with stars and stripes that stands for the country
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A common name for the United States flag
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a literal, descriptive label combining 'stars' and 'stripes' to denote a flag with those features; a B1 learner who knows 'star' and 'stripe' can infer it refers to a flag characterized by stars and stripes. Although it is a conventional nickname for the US national flag, the meaning is directly compositional and not idiomatic, so it is readily understandable across languages.
Etymology
The name Stars and Stripes comes from the flag's look: bright stars on a blue top-left corner and red and white horizontal stripes across the rest. The stars stood for the states and the stripes for the original thirteen colonies, so the phrase became a common name for the United States' national flag.