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Brother Jonathan definition

Brother Jonathan

Historical the United States or its people: predecessor of Uncle Sam

Etymology: apparently first applied to New England militia besieging Boston by Brit soldiers evacuating the city (March, 1776)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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