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Personification of the US
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uncle sam
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Uncle \Un"cle\, n. [OE. uncle, OF. oncle, uncle, F. oncle, fr. L. avunculus a maternal uncle, dim. of avus a grandfather; akin to Lith. avynas uncle, Goth. aw? grandmother, Icel. The brother of one's father or mother; also applied to an aunt's ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
" Uncle Sam " is a song by British ska / pop band Madness from their 1985 album Mad Not Mad . It was predominantly written by their saxophonist Lee Thompson , but partially credited to their guitarist Chris Foreman .
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
symbol of the United States of America, 1813, coined during the war with Britain as a contrast to John Bull , and no doubt suggested by the initials U.S. in abbreviations. "[L]ater statements connecting it with different government officials of the name ...