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Noun: The Star-Spangled Banner
  1. A poem written by Francis Scott Key during the War of 1812 that was set to music and became the national anthem of the United States in 1931
    "The crowd stood as The Star-Spangled Banner played before the game"

Type of: national anthem

Encyclopedia: The Star-Spangled Banner