"land of the free" meaning in English

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Proper name

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-land of the free.wav [Southern-England] Forms: the land of the free [canonical]
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  1. (poetic) The United States of America. Tags: poetic Categories (place): Country nicknames, United States
    Sense id: en-land_of_the_free-en-name-mFKCOxQq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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