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☆ Star-Spangled Banner

the United States national anthem: the words were written by Francis Scott Key during the War of 1812

Etymology: with reference to the U.S. flag

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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