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noun
Any of the stripes (barry of eight gules and argent) forming a particular heraldic and vexillologic configuration used since the early 13th century mainly in Hungarian heraldry.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: in-plural
Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics
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History
The origin of the stripes is associated with the House of Árpád, the founding dynasty of Hungary.
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