Meanings
- pluralplural onlyThe flag of the United States.
The men of Red Cow did not even know whether their camp was situated in Alaska or in the Northwest Territory, whether they drew breath under the stars and stripes or under the British flag.
1910, Jack London, “The Passing of Marcus O'Brien”, in Lost Face, page 166
- The official newspaper of the United States armed forces.
Synonyms: Old Glory, red, white, and blue, Star-Spangled Banner
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe official newspaper of the United States armed forces.
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe national flag of the United States of America
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 星條旗 /星条旗
- 星條旗 /星条旗 (xīngtiáoqí)flag of the USA
Danish stjernebanner
- stjernebannerflag of the USA
Finnish tähtilippu
- tähtilippuflag of the USA
French bannière étoilée
- bannière étoiléeflag of the USA
German Sternenbanner
- Sternenbannerflag of the USA
Japanese 星条旗
- 星条旗 (seijōki)flag of the USA
Korean 성조기
- 성조기 (seongjogi)flag of the USA
Latin Stellae Clavique, Astra Clavique
- Stellae Claviqueflag of the USA
- Astra Claviqueflag of the USA
Russian звёздно-полоса́тый флаг
- звёздно-полоса́тый флаг (zvjózdno-polosátyj flag)flag of the USA
Cite this entry
Stars and Stripes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stars%20and%20Stripes
“Stars and Stripes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stars%20and%20Stripes. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Stars and Stripes,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stars%20and%20Stripes.
Source: Stars and Stripes on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.