stars and stripes
Banner design elements
Stars and stripes refers to the flag of the United States, which features white stars on a blue field and alternating red and white stripes.
The stars represent the fifty states; the stripes represent the original thirteen colonies.
Often used with the definite article: The stars and stripes flew over the courthouse.
The phrase evokes patriotism and national identity.
- Betsy RossFabled first flag maker
- flagCloth symbol or signal
- bannerDisplayed strip with message
- redPrimary color, warm
- whiteAbsence of pigment
Francis Scott Key · blue · Declaration of Independence · revolution · patriotism · national pride · independence · Old Glory · emblem · eagle · unity · Americana · canton · allegiance · Fort McHenry · war of independence · freedom · land of the free
- national colorstricolor, Union Jack, tricolore, red white and blue, blue and white
- AmericanaAmerican flag, Fourth of July, bald eagle, Thanksgiving, apple pie
- Revolutionary WarGeorge Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Paul Revere, Betsy Ross flag
- Folk Americanared barn, quilt, weathervane, covered wagon, log cabin
- patriotic decorationsbunting, red white blue, flags, banners, pennants
- Patriotic Phrasesland of the free, home of the brave, red white and blue, united we stand, pledge of allegiance
stars and stripeshammer and sickle
Communist movement's insignia
red flag · swastika · red star · Union Jack · Rising Sun
stars and stripeshammer and sickle
Communist movement's insignia
Soviet flag · red star · red banner · People's Republic · Cuban flag
star, stripe, striped, starlight, astronomy, starry, stardom, astrology, stripy