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Definitions of uncle sam in various dictionaries:
noun - a personification of the United States government
UNCLE SAM - The brother of one's father or mother; also applied to an aunt's husband; -- the correlative of aunt in sex, and of nephew and niece in relationship.
UNCLE SAM - Uncle Sam (initials U.S.) is a common national personification of the American government or the United States in general that, according to legend, ...
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| Clown Dan Rice, who sported the beard of this national symbol, was so popular he ran for president in 1868 |
| In his famous recruitment poster, James Montgomery Flagg modeled this figure on himself |
| =|:-)=This is an extension of the initials U.S. |
| The earliest reference to this symbol of the United States was in an 1813 Troy, New York newspaper article |
| This American symbol is said to come from a N.Y. butcher who stamped his army supplies "U.S." in the War of 1812 |
| This personification of the United States wears a white top hat that has white stars on a blue band |
| He's the beloved figure on the poster seen here("I Want YOU!") |
| He's a symbol of the U.S.A. or its government |
| This symbol of America has a type of beard named for him |
| This symbol of the United States is derived from 2 earlier symbolic folklore figures--Brother Jonathan & Yankee Doodle |
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Uncle Sam (initials U.S.) is a common national personification of the American government or the United States in general that, according to legend, came into use during the War of 1812 and was supposedly named for Samuel Wilson. The actual origin is by a legend. Since the early 19th century, Uncle Sam has been a popular symbol of the US government in American culture and a manifestation of patriotic emotion. While the figure of Uncle Sam represents specifically the government, Columbia represents the United States as a nation. * The first reference to Uncle Sam in formal literature (as distinct from newspapers) was in the 1816 allegorical book The Adventures of Uncle Sam, in Search After His Lost Honor by Frederick Augustus Fidfaddy, Esq. Other possible references date to the American Revolutionary War: an Uncle Sam is mentioned as early as 1775, in the original lyrics of "Yankee Doodle", though it is not clear whether this reference is to Uncle Sam as a metaphor for the United States, |