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UNCLE SAM

\ˈʌŋkə͡l sˈam], \ˈʌŋkə‍l sˈam], \ˈʌ_ŋ_k_əl s_ˈa_m]\

Definitions of UNCLE SAM

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1894 - Dictionary of United States history

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a personification of the United States government

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

a personification of the United States government

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

A symbolic representative of the United States or its citizens. See JOHN BULL.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

An explanation which has been offered for this phrase is that the "U.S." on some Government supplies in the War of 1812 was humorously declared to be the initials of one Uncle Sam Wilson, a contractor.

1894 - Dictionary of United States history
By John Franklin Jameson

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