Stars and Bars: Meaning and Definition of

Stars' and Bars'

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  1. the flag adopted by the Confederate States of America, consisting of two broad horizontal bars of red separated by one of white, with a blue union marked with a circle of white stars, one for each Confederate state. Cf.(def. 2).
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