National flag

/nˈaʃənəl flˈaɡ/

/nˈæʃənəl flˈæɡ/

[noun]

National flag

[NOUN]

an emblem flown as a symbol of nationality

synonyms : ensign

Examples

1. So, which countries are these the national flags of?

2. Demonstrators paraded a long Afghan national flag through the streets of Kabul today, a show of defiance against Taliban rule as the country celebrated independence day, the end of British control in 1919.

3. As the ceremonies proceeded around us, the coffin was there with the national flag over it, and we were called up, ten at a time, to stand, five on either side of this coffin, with our own private thoughts and memories, and say our goodbyes.

4. One day the family finds that the cleaner robot used an old national flag to clean the bathroom floor and then threw it away.

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