STAR-SPANGLED BANNER
\stˈɑːspˈaŋɡə͡ld bˈanə], \stˈɑːspˈaŋɡəld bˈanə], \s_t_ˈɑː_s_p_ˈa_ŋ_ɡ_əl_d b_ˈa_n_ə]\
Definitions of STAR-SPANGLED BANNER
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the national flage of the United States of America
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a poem written by Francis Scott Key during the War of 1812 was set to music and adopted by Congress in 1931 as the national anthem of the United States
By Princeton University
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the national flage of the United States of America
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a poem written by Francis Scott Key during the War of 1812 was set to music and adopted by Congress in 1931 as the national anthem of the United States
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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This song was composed September 13, 1514, during the bombardment of Fort McHenry, by Francis S. Key, a young Baltimorean, who had gone down the harbor in a cartel vessel. It was published and sung at the theatres to the air of " Anacreon in Heaven," and immediately became popular.
By John Franklin Jameson
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