Stars and Stripes

American  

noun

1. 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.

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Stars and Stripes British  

noun

1. Also known as: the Star-Spangled Banner. (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

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Stars and Stripes Cultural  

1. 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.

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Stars and Stripes

A similar tragedy has played out at the Stars and Stripes, the newspaper for U.S. military personnel first published during the Civil War.

From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2026

The current regulations are explicit: Stars and Stripes reporters are authorized to report on the Defense Department “good and bad.”

From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026

When the BBC visited the airbase at Keflavik this month, fighter jets were taking off, and the Stars and Stripes was flapping alongside the Belgian tricolour and Nato flags.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

A US Supreme Court decision has ruled that burning the US national flag is protected under the First Amendment, invalidating state laws against desecrating the Stars and Stripes.

From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026

Dashing to the flagpole, he hoisted the Stars and Stripes over Richmond.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly