Brunswick star

noun

An emblem formed by an eight-pointed or sixteen-pointed star composed of many narrow rays.

Meanings

nounBrunswick star (plural Brunswick stars)

plural Brunswick stars

  1. governmentAn emblem formed by an eight-pointed or sixteen-pointed star composed of many narrow rays.

Origin

From the German Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg.

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Brunswick star. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brunswick%20star

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“Brunswick star.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brunswick%20star. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Brunswick star,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brunswick%20star.

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