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单词 flag day
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flag day


noun (sometimes initial capital letters)British.

tag day.

Origin of flag day

First recorded in 1910–15

Words nearby flag day

flack, flackery, flacon, flag, flag captain, flag day, flag down, flagellant, flagellar, flagellar antigen, Flagellata

Definition for flag day (2 of 2)

Flag Day

noun

June 14, the anniversary of the day (June 14, 1777) when Congress adopted the Stars and Stripes as the national flag of the United States.
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Example sentences from the Web for flag day

  • Packing for prisoners three mornings a week, canteen work twice, and every Flag-day going.

    The War-Workers|E.M. Delafield
  • After what men have suffered from the flag-day sex, no wonder they get vindictive when they have a chance of retaliation.

    Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 156, Feb. 19, 1919|Various
  • In case he should discover any new land, arrangements have been made to hold a flag-day for the inhabitants, if any.

    Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 152, June 27, 1917|Various
  • It is interesting to note that to-day is the anniversary of the day that was not a Flag-day last year.

    Punch, Volume 156, 26 March 1919|Various

British Dictionary definitions for flag day (1 of 2)

flag day

noun

British a day on which money is collected by a charity and small flags, emblems, or stickers are given to contributors

British Dictionary definitions for flag day (2 of 2)

Flag Day

noun

June 14, the annual holiday in the US to celebrate the adoption in 1777 of the Stars and Stripes
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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