Stars and Bars

American  

noun

1. U.S. History. the flag adopted by the Confederate States of America, consisting of two broad horizontal bars of red separated by one of white, with a blue union marked with a circle of white stars, one for each Confederate state.

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Stars and Bars British  

noun

1. (functioning as singular) the flag of the Confederate States of America

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Etymology

Origin of Stars and Bars

An Americanism dating back to 1861

Example Sentences

The Stars and Bars could exist as just another image decontextualized and propagated through the internet's airless corridors like, say, Che Guevara.

From Salon

Plaintiff Martin Bell, the state commander of the Military Order of the Stars and Bars Georgia Society Inc. sued Macon-Bibb County in state court, but included federal claims.

From Washington Times

First-term Mississippi state Sen. Jeremy England didn’t campaign on removing the Stars and Bars from the state flag and didn’t expect to confront the divisive issue when the Legislature convened this summer in Jackson.

From Washington Times

A great deal of anger and attention was fixed on NASCAR’s decades-long association with the flag, often mistakenly called the “Stars and Bars.”

From Washington Post

In Florida, the Tampa chapter of the Sons of Confederate Veterans lowered its massive Stars and Bars flag, first raised above Interstate 4 in 2008 to honor Confederate President Davis’ 200th birthday.

From Los Angeles Times