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NATIONAL FLAG
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Dictionary entry overview: What does national flag mean?
• NATIONAL FLAG (noun)
The noun NATIONAL FLAG has 1 sense:
1. an emblem flown as a symbol of nationality
Familiarity information: NATIONAL FLAG used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An emblem flown as a symbol of nationality
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
ensign; national flag
Hypernyms ("national flag" is a kind of...):
flag (emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design)
allegory; emblem (a visible symbol representing an abstract idea)
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