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Stars and Bars
Stars and Bars the first national flag of the Confederate States of America, the design of which was proposed by Professor Nicola Marschall and adopted by the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States on March 4, 1861. The Stars and Bars resembled somewhat the national flag of the United States. It had a blue canton with seven white stars, one for each state then part of the Confederacy, and three horizontal stripes, the top and bottom ones red and the middle one white.
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"Stars and Bars." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Stars and Bars." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-StarsandBars.html "Stars and Bars." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-StarsandBars.html |
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Stars and Bars
Stars and Bars • pl. n. [treated as sing.] hist. the flag of the Confederate States of America. It had a horizontal white stripe between two red stripes, and in the upper left corner was a blue field with a circle of seven white stars, one for each of the original seven seceded states. |
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"Stars and Bars." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Stars and Bars." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-starsandbars.html "Stars and Bars." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-starsandbars.html |
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Stars and Bars
Stars and Bars
•aides-mémoires, Lamaze, Lars, Mars, parse, Paz, Stars and Bars, vase, vichyssoise
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"Stars and Bars." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Stars and Bars." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-StarsandBars.html "Stars and Bars." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-StarsandBars.html |
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