Flag

Definition: Flag

Flag

Noun

1. Emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design.

2. An emblem flown as a symbol of nationality.

3. Plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals.

4. A rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device.

5. Flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green.

6. Stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones.

7. A conspicuously marked or shaped tail.

Verb

1. Communicate or signal with a flag.

2. Provide with a flag; "Flag this file so that I can recognize it immediately".

3. Droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness.

4. Decorate with flags, as of buildings.

5. Become less intense.

Date "flag" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

Note: Flag \Flag\ (fl[a^]g), intransitive verb [imperfect & past participle. Flagged; Flagging.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: Flag

Domain	Definition
Satire	FLAG, n. A colored rag borne above troops and hoisted on forts and ships. It appears to serve the same purpose as certain signs that one sees and vacant lots in London -- "Rubbish may be shot here.". Source: Devil's Dictionary.
Computing	Flag n. [very common] A variable or quantity that can take on one of two values; a bit, particularly one that is used to indicate one of two outcomes or is used to control which of two things is to be done. "This flag controls whether to clear the screen before printing the message." "The program status word contains several flag bits." Used of humans analogously to bit. See also hidden flag, mode bit. Source: Jargon File.
Bible	Flag (Heb., or rather Egyptian, ahu, Job 8:11), rendered "meadow" in Gen. 41:2, 18; probably the Cyperus esculentus, a species of rush eaten by cattle, the Nile reed. It also grows in Palestine. In Ex. 2:3, 5, Isa. 19:6, it is the rendering of the Hebrew _suph_, a word which occurs frequently in connection with _yam_; as _yam suph_, to denote the "Red Sea" (q.v.) or the sea of weeds (as this word is rendered, Jonah 2:5). It denotes some kind of sedge or reed which grows in marshy places. (See PAPER Â¯T0002840, REED.). Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary.
Dream Interpretation	To dream of your national flag, portends victory if at war, and if at peace, prosperity. For a woman to dream of a flag, denotes that she will be ensnared by a soldier. To dream of foreign flags, denotes ruptures and breach of confidence between nations and friends. To dream of being signaled by a flag, denotes that you should be careful of your health and name, as both are threatened. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted ....
Economics	A reference to the country of registry of a vessel. (references)
Electrical Engineering	A symbol or symbols that indicate the beginning or the end of a field, of a word, of an item of data, or of a set of data such as a file, a record, or a block. Source: European Union. (references)
Finance	A short-term chart formation occurring within an extremely fast moving up or down trend and signalling a further strong move in the direction of the trend. Source: European Union. (references)
Food & Agriculture	A piece of bunting or similar material of various shapes and colors displayed from a staff or halyard to indicate nationality or to make visual signals. Source: European Union. (references)
Literature	Flag (Danish, flag.) A black flag is the emblem of piracy or of no quarter. (See Black Flags.) To unfurl the black flag. To declare war. The curtain which used to hang before the door of Ayeshah, Mahomet's favourite wife, was taken for a national flag, and is regarded by Mussulmans as the most precious of relics. It is black, and is never unfolded except as a declaration of war. A red flag. To display a red flag is to defy or dare to battle. Red is the emblem of blood. The Roman signal for battle. A yellow flag signals contagious disease on board ship. To get one's flag. To become an admiral. Formerly the captain of a flagship was called a "flag-officer." "I do not believe that the bullet is cast that is to deprive you of life, Jack, you'll get your flag, as I hope to get mine"- Kingston: The Three Admirals, xiii. To hang the flag half-mast high is in token of mourning or distress. To hang out the white flag. To sue for quarter, to give in. To lower one's flag, to eat humble pie to eat the leek, to confess oneself in the wrong; to eat one's own words. "The ... Association ... after systematically opposing the views of the ... National Congress, had to lower the flag and pass a resolution in favour of simultaneous examinations." - Nineteenth Century (April, 1894, page 670). To strike the flag. To lower it or pull it down upon the cap, in token of respect or submission. In naval warfare it means to surrender. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
Mechanical Engineering	Movable surface for controlling the motion of a lighter-than-air aircraft in yaw. Source: European Union. (references)
Mining	A. Sandstone or sandy limestone rock, usually more or less micaceous, which is fissile along the bedding planes, splitting into slabs. Sometimes misnamed "slate" because it is used for roofing rather than paving b. A thin slab of stone. Syn:flagstonec. A track signal or target. (references)
Multilingual Slang	Catalan (mocador). (references)
Publishing & Graphic Arts	American term for the leading illustration on the first page of a daily paper. Source: European Union. (references)
Slang in 1811	FLAG. A groat. CANT.--The flag of defiance, or bloody flag is out; signifying the man is drunk, and alluding to the redness of his face. SEA PHRASE. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Specialty Definition: European flag

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The flag of Europe is twelve golden stars in a circle on a blue background.
Although the flag is most commonly associated with the European Union, it was initially used by the Council of Europe, and is thought to represent Europe as a whole as opposed to any particular organization such as the EU or the COE.
The flag was originally adopted by the Council of Europe on December 8, 1955, from a suggested design by the Chief Herald of Ireland. The Council of Europe from the beginning desired it to be used by other regional organizations seeking European integration. The European Community adopted it on May 26, 1986. The European Union, which was established by the Maastricht Treaty in the 1990s and is a somewhat different co-existing organisation formed by members of the European Community, also adopted the flag. Since then the use of the flag has been controlled jointly by all three organizations.
The number of stars on the flag is not related to the number of member states of EU. [1]

History accompanying the flag

Year Event
1949 The Council of Europe was formed in the aftermath of the Second World War.
1955 The Council of Europe creates for itself what is now also the EU flag, as a focus for European unity
1957 European Economic Community founded by the Treaty of Rome: Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands - "The Six"
1967 European Community formed by a merger of the EEC, Euratom founded 1957) and The European Coal & Steel Community (founded 1951)
1973 United Kingdom joined the EC, together with Ireland and Denmark making "The Nine" (Norway opted to stay out)
1981 Greece joined, making "The Ten"
1986 Portugal and Spain joined making "The Twelve"
1986 EC adopts (with permission) the Council of Europe Flag as its own. 12 Stars & 12 States.
1992 Maastricht Treaty
1993 Maastricht Treaty Ratified. European Single Market completed. The European Union is launched.
1995 Austria, Finland and Sweden join the EU making "The Fifteen"
2002 Still 12 stars.
See also European anthem, Europe day, European motto.

External link

Graphical specifications for the European Emblem
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Flag

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A flag is a piece of cloth attached to a pole or mast. Flags were initially created for signalling (as in semaphore), and for the identification of those who displayed them, and are still used for that purpose today; flags used in this latter sense are often called standards. However, flags are also important symbols in their own right. Every country in the world today, and many groups and organizations, have their own flag to symbolize their purpose or aims. Flags are also used in messaging or advertising.
A flag flown at sea is typically known as an ensign. The study of flags is known as vexillology.

Flag Design
Flags are usually rectangular in shape, but may be of any shape or size that is practical for flying. Common designs on flags include crosses, stripes, and divisions of the surface, or field, into bands or quarters. Writing is common on some flags - for example, state flags of the United States, or revolutionary flags of the Soviet Union - however, the practice is generally deprecated, because the writing is hard to read on the reverse of the flag, and sewing the same design on both sides often makes the flag too heavy to fly properly.
Flags are often designed according to the same principles as the designs of heraldry. A heraldic coat of arms may also be flown as a banner of arms. An example is the U.S. state of Maryland, or the Republic of Kiribati.

National flags
One of the most popular uses of a flag is to symbolize a nation or country. Some national flags have been particularly inspirational to other nations, countries, or subnational entities in the design of their own flags. Some prominent examples include:

The flag of Denmark. Their flag, called the Dannebrog, inspired the cross design of other Nordic countries. Examples: Finland, Iceland, the Faroe Islands.
The Union Flag of the United Kingdom, more commonly (and correctly, when used by warships at sea) called the "Union Jack". British colonies typically fly a flag based on one of the ensigns based on this flag, and many former colonies have retained the design to show their gratitude to the U.K., or allegiance to the Commonwealth. Examples: Australia, Fiji.
The national flag of France, also called the Tricolore, which inspired other nations to adopt differenced tricolorss in sympathy with the revolutionary spirit with which the flag was designed in 1794. Examples: Ireland, Italy.
The flag of the United States, also nicknamed The Stars and Stripes or Old Glory. In the same way that nations looked to France for inspiration, many countries were also inspired by the American Revolution which they felt was symbolized in this flag. Examples: Cuba, Chile, Liberia, Malaysia.
The flag of Russia, the source for the Pan-Slavic colors adopted by many Slavic states and peoples as their symbols. Examples: Slovakia, Serbia and Montenegro, Croatia.
Ethiopia was seen as a model by emerging African states of the 1950's and 1960's, as it was one of the oldest continually independent states in Africa. Accordingly, its flag became the source of the Pan-African colors. Examples: Togo, Senegal, Ghana, Mali.

Flags of Non-national entities
Flags may also be adopted by:

Multinational organizations, such as the United Nations and the European Union
Private organizations, such as Greenpeace.
Corporations, such as McDonald's.
Languages, such as Esperanto.

In short, any entity seeking to establish an identity may do so by the use of a flag.

The Use of Flags in Sports
Because of their ease of signalling and identification, flags are often used in sports.

In American and Canadian football, referees use flags to indicate an error has been made in game play. The phrase used for such an indication is flag on the play. The flag itself is a small, weighted handkerchief, tossed on the field at the approximate point of the infraction; the intent is usually to sort out the details after the current play from scrimmage has concluded. In American football, the flag is usually yellow; in Canadian football, it is usually red.
In auto and motorcycle racing, flags are used to communicate with drivers. Most famously, a checkered flag of black and white indicates the end of the race, and victory for the leader.
In football, assistant referees carry small flags along the touch lines. They use the flags to indicate possession on a ball that has gone out of touch, or, most famously, raise the flag overhead to indicate offsides.
In addition, fans of almost all sports will wave flags in the stands to indicate their support for the participants. Many sports teams have their own flags, and in individual sports, fans will indicate their support for a player by waving the flag of his or her home country.

History of Flags
The first flag-like implement to be used by humans was the vexilloid, an emblem or small sculpture on a pole, by the Egyptians, probably prior to 1000 B.C.E. They were also developed independently by Assyrians in about 750 B.C.E., and by the Celts of Western Europe. They could be made out of wood or metal, and were sometimes adorned with ribbons or bits of fabric as decoration.
Over time, people made the realization that the adornments were the more visible elements of a vexilloid. This was hastened by the development of sea travel, which called for a means of unambiguous identification over a great distance. Simple, brightly-colored designs which moved with the wind caught the eye best. Today, flags continue to be used to signal between ships or from ship to harbor. An example is an entirely yellow flag, which means that the ship's crew is quarantined for an infectious disease.
The full development of heraldry in about 1200 C.E. also brought sophistication to the development and design of flags. The oldest national flag continually in use is the aforementioned Dannebrog, which dates legendarily from 1219.

Alternate meanings for "flag"

Colloquially, a flag can generally mean an indicator, as in a "red flag" (a sign that something is amiss).
In computer science, a variable that holds a true or false value (see Boolean algebra) is often called a flag.

See also: Gallery of flags, List of flags, Flag Terminology, Vexillology
Sources: William G. Crampton; The World of Flags; Rand McNally; ISBN 0-528-83720-6 (hardcover, 1994).
Ultimate Pocket Flags of the World; Dorling Kindersley; ISBN 0-7894-2085-6; (1st American edition, hardcover, 1996).
External Links: Flags of the World, an outstanding source of vexillological information, contributed to by a group of international volunteers. A mirror for the site is also available.
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Flag manifold

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In mathematics, a flag is an increasing sequence of subspaces of a vector space. "Increasing" means each is a subspace of the next. According to basic results of linear algebra, any two flags of a finite-dimensional vector space V, in which the dimensions are the same, are no different from each other from a geometric point of view. Therefore if we specify a sequence of dimensions 0 < d₁ < d₂ < ... < d_k < n, where n is the dimension of V, we can consider a homogeneous space F(d₁, d₂, ... , d_k) = H\\G of all flags of that type. Here H must therefore be taken as the stabilizer of one such flag given by subspaces V_i of dimension d_i, that are nested. We call F(d₁, d₂, ... , d_k) a flag manifold.
This much works over any field K. The flag manifold is an algebraic variety over K; which turns out to be a projective variety. These varieties therefore include the Grassmannians, which are the special case where k = 1: i.e. we take just one intermediate space V₁. Just as in that case, when K is the real or complex field we can also consider the flag manifolds as coset spaces for Lie groups - in more than one way, since we can for example use orthogonal groups in the real case rather than the general linear group.
To look more closely at the stabilizer H, one can take a standard basis e₁, ..., e_n, and V_i to be spanned by the first d_i of them. Then as a matrix group H has a definite block structure; in fact the various H correspond to the various ways of considering what 'below the diagonal' means in block matrix terms, by demanding entries that are 0 there. This can be applied, for example, to count flags over finite fields, as is done on the general linear group page.
It also gives a survey of all the parabolic subgroups of the general linear group, up to conjugacy. That is, in this case the abstract algebraic group theory of parabolic subgroups (those containing a Borel subgroup) can be read off from the flag manifolds, considered collectively. The subgroup of upper triangular matrices is in this case a Borel subgroup: it corresponds to the stabiliser of a complete flag, where d_i = i and k=n-1. The corresponding manifold is often called a full flag manifold; the others, with some gap in dimensions, are then referred to as partial flag manifolds.
The case in which we take d_i = i and k < n-1 is also called a Stiefel manifold: it corresponds, relative to the Grassmannian G_k,n, to taking additionally a basis (up to scalar multiples) of the k-dimensional subspace. There is an important mapping from a Stiefel manifold to the Grassmannian forgetting the extra information. It is closely related to the principal bundle for the associated universal or tautological bundle on the Grassmannian.
It is also possible to read off topological information about the groups H. From the point of view of homotopy theory, the unipotent part of the Jordan normal forms is a contractible factor in a direct product decomposition, and so makes no contribution. In this way one can to read off topological principles for vector bundles. Reduction of the structure group of such a bundle to one of the groups H implies the existence of sub-bundles. The obstructions will lie in the diagonal block parts, not in the above-diagonal part. For example the reduction to upper-triangular form implies reduction to diagonal form, and so sum of line bundles. This gives rise therefore to general 'splitting principles'.
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Flag of Albania

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Flag Ratio: 5:7
The national flag of Albania is a base red flag with a black two-headed eagle in the centre. It is derived from the similar seal of Gjergj Kastriot Skanderbeg, a 15th century Albanian who led the revolt against the Ottoman Empire that resulted in brief independence for Albania from 1443 to 1478. The current flag was officially adopted on April 7, 1992, but previous Albanian states such as the Kingdom and the post-war communist state had used much the same flag, with the former sporting the "helmet of Skanderbeg" above the eagle and the latter a red star with a yellow rim.

See also

The Tale of the Eagle
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Flag of Canada

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Flag Ratio: 1:2
The National Flag of Canada, popularly known as the Maple Leaf Flag (French: l'Unifolié "the one-leaved"), is a base red flag with a white square in its centre, featuring a red stylized 11-pointed maple leaf.
For much of its post-Confederation history, Canada had used the British Union Jack as its official national flag, with the Canadian Red Ensign as a popularly recognized specifically Canadian variant.
Although the idea of a new design for the national flag had been discussed for decades in the 1900s, it was in the 1960s that the debate intensified and became a subject of considerable controversy. The principal political opponent of the change was former prime minister and then current leader of the opposition, John Diefenbaker, who made it his personal crusade not only for sentimental reasons but also for political advantage. Eventually, a multi-party parliamentary committee was established to select a new design. Through a period of study with some political manoeuvring the committee came up with the current design, which was created by George Stanley, inspired by the flag of The Royal Military College of Canada. The committee made its final selection on October 22, 1964.
Under the supervision of Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson, the new flag was adopted by the House of Commons on December 15, 1964 (the Senate added its approval two days later). It was officially proclaimed into law by Queen Elizabeth II on February 15, 1965. Since 1995, February 15 has been commemorated as National Flag of Canada Day.
Despite the preceding acrimony, the new flag was quickly embraced by the Canadian public, and internationally the flag quickly became a welcome marker of Canadians around the world.
The white centre is a device unique to Canada, blazoned a Canadian pale, being a pale 1/2 the width of the field rather than 1/3.

Flags of Canadian Provinces and Territories:
Alberta - British Columbia - Manitoba - New Brunswick - Newfoundland and Labrador - Northwest Territories - Nova Scotia - Nunavut - Ontario - Prince Edward Island - Quebec - Saskatchewan - Yukon

See also

Canada
Coat of Arms of Canada
List of Canadian provincial and territorial symbols
Flags

External Links
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Flag of Finland

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The Flag of Finland harkens back to the beginning of 20th century, and is modelled on the Danish flag, the Dannebrog.
The symbolic colours of Finland are blue and white. Blue describes lakes and sky, and white describes snow. The national flag of Finland (siniristilippu, a flag with blue cross) is rectangle-shaped. There is a blue cross in white background. State flag is in other ways looking the same, but there is a coat of arms in center of the flag.
The flag can't be dirty or broken. You can't write to it and it must not decorated. When the flag is washed, you must dehumidify it inside. The flag must respected and it's forbidden to bury it into ground or use to other purpose.

According to Finnish law, the dimensions of the flag are 11/18 (height/width), the blue crosses cusp width is 3 units of measure.

When used from a flagpole, the size of the flag is recommended to have a width equalling a fourth of the height of the pole.
The colours of the flag of Finland
PMS-colour system: Blue 294C, Red 186C, Yellow 123C
CMYK-tones:
Blue C 100 %, M 56 %, Y 0 %, K 18,5 %
Red C 0 %, M 91 %, Y 76 %, K 6 %
Yellow C 0 %, M 30,5 %, Y 94 %, K 0 %

Red and yellow are being used in the State flag, that carries a coat of arms in the middle. The PMS-clours are specified in Government decision 827/93, see http://finlex4.edita.fi/dynaweb/stp/stp/1993sd/@ebt-link?showtoc=false;target=IDMATCH(id,19930827.sd)
See also: Flag days in Finland, Holidays in Finland, National anthem of Finland
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Flag of Poland

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Flag Ratio: 5:8
The Civil Flag of Poland has been used since the early 20th century. The Civil Ensign and State Flag (with limited use) is shown with the coat of arms in the centre of the white half of the flag.

See also

List of flags
Flag of Indonesia: same colour, different order
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Flag of Russia

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Flag Ratio: 2:3
The Flag of Russia is the tricolour of Pan-Slavic colors. It consists of three equal horisontal fields, white on the top, blue in the middle and red on the bottom.
When Peter the Great visited the Netherlands in 1699 in order to learn about shipbuilding, he realised the need for Russia to have a flag for its navy too. So, he based the plan of the flag of Russia on the Flag of the Netherlands, making it a tricolour with three equal horizontal fields, but he chose Russian colors for it (flag of the Netherlands at that time was orange-white-blue, it had no red). He chose colors of coat of arms of the Duchy of Moscow, which had Saint George, having white armour, riding a white horse, wearing a blue cape and holding a blue shield, on red field.

This flag became the official flag of Russia on May 7th 1883. When Bolsheviks took power in 1917 they changed the flag until August 21st 1991 when it became the official flag of the Russia again.
The flag of Russia is the source of Pan-Slavic colors.
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Flag of Sweden

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The Flag of Sweden harkens back to the 16th century, and is believed to be modelled from the State Arms of Sweden, Coats_of_Arms_of_Sweden, which contains a yellow cross on blue background (constructed in the 15th century by King Karl Knutsson Bonde, Charles_VIII_of_Sweden) and on the Danish flag, the Dannebrog. The colours of the flag are the same as the ones on the seal of the three crowns, the lesser state arms. Duke Johan of Finland, son of Sweden's King Gustav Vasa, took the form of the current Swedish flag into use in 1569. Prior to this, a similar flag appeared in the coat-of-arms of the duchy under Duke Johan's rule, which is today Southwest Finland. Indeed, this yellow cross on a royal blue field found in the Southwest Finland coa-of-arms eventully became Sweden's official flag.

According to Swedish law 1982:269, the dimensions of the flag are 10/16 (height/width), the inner blue fields having 4/5 and the outer blue fields 4/9 (height/width).
According to Swedish law 1983:826, the colours used are established through the NCS color system to be: Yellow - NCS 0580-Y10R, blue - NCS 4055-R95B.

When used from a flagpole, the size of the flag is recommended to have a width equalling a fourth of the height of the pole.
See also: Flag days in Sweden, Holidays in Sweden, National anthem of Sweden
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Flag of the Philippines

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The national flag of the Philippines features an eight-rayed sun and three stars, all in gold, on a white equilateral triangle on the mast. The upper half of the remaining area is blue while the lower half is red. The proportion of the flag is 2:1.
The flag was first conceptualized by Emilio Aguinaldo. The first flag was sewn in Hong Kong by Marcela de Agoncillo, her daughter Lorenza, and Josefina Herbosa de Natividad, niece of José Rizal. (In other sources, the niece's name was Delfina Herbosa de Natividad.)

This is a depiction of the original flag of the Philippines as it was conceived by Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo. The blue was of a lighter shade than the currently mandated royal blue, the sun had many more rays although it still had eight points, and it has a mythical face.
According to the June 12, 1898 Declaration of Philippine Independence, the white triangle is the distinctive emblem of the Katipunan which by means of its blood compact inspired the Philippine peoples to rise in revolution. The three stars represent the three geographical island groups of the country: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao, although in the Declaration of Philippine Independence, one of the three stars originally represented the island of Panay, instead of the Visayas. Both representations convey the same idea: the unity of separate peoples and cultures into one Nation. The eight rays of the sun represent the first eight provinces, Manila, Cavite, Bulacan, Pampanga, Nueva Ecija, Bataan, Laguna, and Batangas, which revolted against Spanish rule.
While many people today think of Manila as a city, the addition of Manila to this grouping is historically accurate as in 1898, Manila and its suburbs were administered as a separate and independent province. This province is today known as the National Capital Region.
The significance of the colors, red, white, and blue, are currently attributed as follows: the white triangle stands for equality and fraternity; the blue for peace, truth and justice; and red for patriotism and valor. However, the original Declaration of Independence stated that the three colors were inspired by the American flag as a manifestation of the Filipino's gratitude towards American help against the Spanish.

This is the first official flag intended to represent the country. It was created by the Katipunan at Naic, Cavite in 1897 (see Flags of the Philippine Revolution).
The particular shade of blue used in the flag has been the subject of controversy for almost ninety years. From 1920 until 1985, the shade was navy blue until President Ferdinand E. Marcos ordered it changed to sky blue, under advice from historical circles, to the same shade used in the flag of Cuba, which was seen as an ally against Spain. Due to a lack of standardization and material during the Philippine-American War, supporters for both the navy blue shade and the sky blue shade have documentary evidence that both supports and contradicts each argument.
While official revolutionary documents clearly state that the original shade of blue used on the first flag was azul oscura, which roughly translates into English as misty blue, exactly what shade this refers to, will be a matter of debate for years to come. Historians now agree that azul oscura is of a deeper shade than sky blue, but lighter than navy blue.
In order to put the controversy to rest, the currently mandated shade is royal blue, according to Republic Act No. 8491.
The Philippine flag is unique in that it can indicate a state of war. When the flag is upside-down such that the red is on top (or the red is at the left when displayed vertically), it means that the Philippines is at war. This was first flown on February 4, 1899, at the start of the hostilities of the 1899-1913 Philippine-American War.

Related Articles

Philippines
History of the Philippines
Declaration of Philippine Independence
Emilio Aguinaldo
Flags of the Philippine Revolution
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Flag of the United States

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Flag Ratio: 10:19
The flag of the United States of America consists of thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white; there is a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing 50 small, white, five-pointed starss arranged in nine offset horizontal rows of six stars (top and bottom) alternating with rows of five stars. The 50 stars represent the 50 states and the 13 stripes represent the 13 original colonies. Red stands for courage, white for truth, and blue for justice.
It is commonly called the Stars and Stripes and less commonly "Old Glory". Because the name "Old Glory" technically refers to the 48-star version used from 1912 to 1959, this usage connotes the history of the flag. The flag has gone through many changes since 13 of the English colonies in North America adopted it.
To US citizens, their flag symbolizes many things. They have seen it as representing all of the freedoms and rights guaranteed in the United States Constitution and its Bill of Rights. Perhaps most of all they see it as a symbol of individual and personal liberty.
The flag flew in battle for the first time, at Cooch's Bridge in Maryland on September 3, 1777 during the American Revolutionary War.
The original American flag had thirteen stars. As further states entered the union, extra stars have appeared, but the number of stripes has remained at the original thirteen. The exception was the 15-star flag, which also had 15 stripes. It was this 15-star flag which inspired Francis Scott Key to write The Star-Spangled Banner.
When the flag changes, the change always takes place on July 4 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as a consequence of the Flag Act of April 4, 1818. July 4, the United States Independence Day, commemorates the founding of the nation. The most recent change, from forty-nine stars to fifty, occurred in 1960, after Hawaii gained statehood. Before that, the admission of Alaska the year before prompted the debut of a short-lived 49-star flag.
The approved method of destroying old and tattered flags consists of burning them in a simple ceremony. Burning the flag has also been used to as a deliberate act of disrespect, at times to protest actions by the United States government.
The British historian Sir Charles Fawcett has suggested that the design of the flag may have been derived from the flag and jack of the British East India Company.

Influences on other flags
The design and colors of the American "Stars and Stripes" have been the basis for a number of other flags, both past and present, some of which appear below:

Note especially the echoes in the colors and designs of several of the Flags of the Confederate States of America.

Influences on other symbols
The common use of stripe-like decoration in the traditional corporate logos of major US corporations such as IBM and AT&T may suggest a subliminal appeal to patriotism on the part of those entities. It could also possibly be that these companies selected their logos without regard to the American flag, and the resemblance is coincidental.

External links

A page in flag etiquette: for those wondering how to fly the flag properly.
Flags of the US States:
Alabama - Alaska - Arizona - Arkansas - California - Colorado - Connecticut - Delaware - Florida - Georgia - Hawaii - Idaho - Illinois - Indiana - Iowa - Kansas - Kentucky - Louisiana - Maine - Maryland - Massachusetts - Michigan - Minnesota - Mississippi - Missouri - Montana - Nebraska - Nevada - New Hampshire - New Jersey - New Mexico - New York - North Carolina - North Dakota - Ohio - Oklahoma - Oregon - Pennsylvania - Rhode Island - South Carlolina - South Dakota - Tennessee - Texas - Utah - Vermont - Virginia - Washington - West Virginia - Wisconsin - Wyoming
District of Columbia
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Flag of the United States."

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Flag of West Germany

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Flag Ratio: 3:5
The flag of the Federal Republic of Germany was adopted on May 9, 1949 which was used when East and West Germany United. The colours: black, red and gold are associated with the struggle for a united Germany in the 1830s. The state flag has a black eagle in a gold shield placed abit towards the hoist.
see also:Flag of Germany.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Flag of West Germany."

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National flag

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

A national flag is a flag which symbolises a country and which can be flown by citizens of that country. Usually it is also the flag used to represent the country abroad.
Public buildings such as schools and courthouses often fly the national flag from either the highest point of the building or a flag staff in front. Prominent private buildings often follow this custom as well.
Ships display the national flag from the highest point on the ship; a smaller vessel or boat may display the national flag from a staff hanging over the stern, particularly if in official service.
Diplomatic vehicles often fly small flags from antennas affixed prominently to the front corners of the vehicle. This is to show the diplomatic immunity or special legal status of the diplomatic vehicle.
Aircraft operated by a particular nation typically have an image of the national flag (or a stylized variation) painted prominently on the hull. (The space shuttle is an excellent example of this.)
Military units typically do not display the national flag but instead display unit pennants or other specialized flags unique to that armed service; pennants are oftenly based on respective national flags however. Military bases typically fly the national flag
There is a great deal of ceremony involved in the proper display of national flags. In particular, a national flag should never be flown upside down except as a call for help and a recognizable distress signal.
There are many regulations concerning the display of national flags. The following come from South Africa, but are typical of the regulations in many other states.
When the National Flag is displayed together with

any other flags, it must be hoisted first and lowered last;

the national flags of other countries, all the flags should be of approximately equal size and must be flown at an equal height, and the National Flag of the Republic of South Africa must be on the right side of the building or platform (that is to say, on the left side from the observer's point of view);

any other flags, not being other national flags, on separate flagstaffs, the National Flag must be in the middle or on the left side from the observer's point of view or at the highest point of the group;

any other flags on the same flagstaff, it must be at the top;

any other flag on crossed staffs, the National Flag must be to the spectators' left and its staff must be in front of the staff of the other flag; and

another flag or flags in procession, the National Flag must be on the marching right. If there is a row of flags, the provisions of (c) above apply.

List of national flags
The following is a list of articles on individual national flags:
Flag of Albania
Flag of Aruba
Flag of Austria
Flag of Belgium
Flag of Canada
Flag of the People's Republic of China
Flag of Denmark
Flag of Estonia
Flag of Finland
Flag of France
Flag of Germany
Flag of Greenland
Flag of Guernsey
Flag of Japan
Flag of Kiribati
Flag of Liechtenstein
Flag of Luxembourg
Flag of the Republic of Macedonia
Flag of the Netherlands
Flag of the Netherlands Antilles
Flag of the Philippines
Flag of Poland
Flag of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
Flag of Russia
Flag of Serbia
Flag of South Africa
Flag of Suriname
Flag of Sweden
Flag of Switzerland
Flag of Chad
Flag of the United Kingdom
Flag of the United States

See also
Gallery of flags, List of flags, National anthem, coat of arms. Most articles on specific countries describe the country's flag under the sub-page Government. See countries of the world.
External Links

Flags of the World website contains images of national and other kinds of flags.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "National flag."

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Abbreviations & Acronyms: Flag

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
Entry	Source	Expression	Field
FLAG	English	Flemish Aerospace Group	N/A
FLG	English	Flag	N/A
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Synonyms: Flag

Synonyms: ensign (n), flagstone (n), fleur-de-lis (n), iris (n), national flag (n), pin (n), signal flag (n), sword lily (n), droop (v), ease off (v), ease up (v), sag (v), slack off (v), slacken off (v), swag (v). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Flag

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Base	Noun: base, basement; plinth, dado, wainscot; baseboard, mopboard; bedrock, hardpan; foundation; (support); substructure, substratum, ground, earth, pavement, floor, paving, flag, carped, ground floor, deck; footing, ground work, basis; hold, bilge.
Disease	Verb: be ill; Adjective: ail, suffer, labor under, be affected with, complain of, have; droop, flag, languish, halt; sicken, peak, pine; gasp.
Fatigue	Verb: be fatigued; Adjective: yawn; (get sleepy); droop, sink, flag; lose breath, lose wind; gasp, pant, puff, blow, drop, swoon, faint, succumb.
	Fatigue, tire, weary, irk, flag, jade, harass, exhaust, knock up, wear out, prostrate.
Inactivity	Languish, expend itself, flag, hang fire; relax.
Indication	Insignia; banner, banneret, bannerol; bandrol; flag, colors, streamer, standard, eagle, labarum, oriflamb, oriflamme; figurehead; ensign; pennon, pennant, pendant; burgee, blue Peter, jack, ancient, gonfalon, union jack; banderole, " old glory ", quarantine flag; vexillum; yellow-flag, yellow jack; tricolor, stars and stripes; bunting.
Layer	Noun: layer, stratum, strata, course, bed, zone, substratum, substrata, floor, flag, stage, story, tier, slab, escarpment; table, tablet; dess; flagstone; board, plank; trencher, platter.
Scepter	Noun: scepter, regalia, caduceus; Mercury's rod, Mercury's staff, Mercury's wand; rod of empire, mace, fasces, wand; staff, staff of office; baton, truncheon; flag; (insignia); ensign of authority, emblem of authority, badge of authority, insignia of authority.
Slowness	Verb: move slowly; adVerb: creep, crawl, lag, slug, drawl, linger, loiter, saunter; plod, trudge, stump along, lumber; trail, drag; dawdle; (be inactive); grovel, worm one's way, steal along; job on, rub on, bundle on; toddle, waddle, wabble, slug, traipse, slouch, shuffle, halt, hobble, limp, caludicate, shamble; flag, falter, trotter, stagger; mince, step short; march in slow time, march in funeral procession; take one's time; hang fire; (be late).
Weakness	Verb: be weak; Adjective: drop, crumble, give way, totter, tremble, shake, halt, limp, fade, languish, decline, flag, fail, have one leg in the grave.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Flag

English words defined with "flag": American flag, At the fore ♦ Bandrol, battle flag, Betsy Griscom Ross, Betsy Ross, Black flag, Blue Peter, Burgee ♦ calamus, Cartel ship, Cat-tail, code flag, colors, colours, Confederate flag, cup ♦ drumbeat ♦ Ensign bearer ♦ fanion, Flag Day, flag of truce, Flag of truse, flag rank, Flag root, Flag share, Flag station, Flagged, Flaggy, Flagman, flagpole, flagship, Flagstaff ♦ Geneva cross, Gladiole, Gonfanon, Guidon ♦ half-mast, halliard, halyard, hammer and sickle, hang, House flag ♦ Iris virginica ♦ jack, Jolly Roger, June 14 ♦ National flag, nautical signal flag ♦ Old Glory ♦ Pavon, Pencel, pennant, pennon, Petit serjeanty, Pilot jack, pirate flag, Powder hoy ♦ Quarantine flag ♦ Red flag, retreat, Ross ♦ Saint George's flag, southern blue flag, Stand of colors, standard, Stars and Bars, Stars and Stripes, Star-Spangled Banner, streamer, Sweet cane ♦ Tack of a flag, To hang out the white flag, tricolor, tricolour ♦ Union, Union down, Union flag, Union Jack ♦ Vexillum ♦ waft, white flag, wigwag ♦ Yellow flag, yellow jack. (references)

Specialty definitions using "flag": ADMIRAL OF THE BLUE ♦ Ægeus ♦ aerial-applicator pilot, agricultural-aircraft pilot, aircraft pilot, airplane pilot, crop dusting, AIRPLANE-PILOT HELPER, American flag sort, Article omitted ♦ backward combatability, bit bashing, bit diddling, bit twiddling, Blended credit, blending-machine operator, brush maker, BRUSH MATERIAL PREPARER, Bunker fuel ♦ Cargo preference, CLOTH DOFFER, cloth handler ♦ demand paging, derail unit ♦ eight-bit clean ♦ Flag Lieutenant, Flag of Convenience, Flag of Distress, flag of necessity, Flag Signals, Flag, Flags, flagger, Flag-officer, Flag's Down, Flag-ship, Fleur-de-Luce, Foreign Flag ♦ gunzip ♦ hidden flag, highballer, House-flag ♦ IBM 1620, interrupt handler ♦ Land of Stars and Stripes, loom doffer ♦ minus flag, MIXING-MACHINE OPERATOR, mode bit, Moof ♦ NAPOLEON, National Anthems, nationality identification digits ♦ Ocean freight differential, out-of-band, overflow bit ♦ PAINT-BRUSH MAKER, Petit Serjeantry ♦ Railway Signals, Redundant Negatives, Roger, ROLL EXAMINER ♦ SAM, Sanjaksherif, segregated ballast oil tanker, self-delineating block, Shipping Act of 1916, short piece handler, St. George's Cross, steal flag, SUFFRAGETTE, switched flag ♦ Targeted Map Update, traffic control signaler ♦ undefined external reference, Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter ♦ YARN-TEXTURING-MACHINE OPERATOR I, YOUNG, Ysolde. (references)

Etymologies containing "flag": Vexillum. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Flag" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Danish (banner, flag), German (flag).

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Modern Usage: Flag

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	The symbol of your country cannot just be a flag. The symbol also has to be one of its citizens exercising his right to burn that flag in protest (The American President; writing credit: Aaron Sorkin) What? How dare you! If I find out who this is, I'll staple a flag to your butt and mail you to Iran (The Simpsons; writing credit: Artur Brauner; Paul Hengge) Flag on the moon (The Beast of Yucca Flats; writing credit: Coleman Francis) But no matter how good a fighter you are, just remember, I can ask they King to gold the flag for me when I putt, but he's not going to give me his crown, neither is Bobby and neither am I. (The Legend of Bagger Vance; writing credit: Jeremy Leven) Frankjust wrap yourself in a flag and go to sleep (MAS*H; writing credit: Larry Gelbart)
Lyrics	Can't find a flag (School's Out; performing artist: Alice Cooper) They threw an American flag in our face (Allentown; performing artist: Billy Joel) From the day that I was born I've waved the flag (Philadelphia Freedom; performing artist: Elton John) A lady up ahead waved to flag me down, (Taxi; performing artist: Harry Chapin) Buy yacht with a flag sayin' chillin' the most (Cowboy; performing artist: KID ROCK)
Clever	When the flag is unfurled, all reason is in the trumpet. (references; author: Ukrainian Proverb) On a Canadian two-dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament building is an American flag. (references; author: unknown)
Movie/TV Titles	Flag of Pearls (1968) The Dragon Flag and Secret Pearl (1966) Boys! Rally 'Round the Flag (1958) Flag of Mercy (1942) The Flag of Humanity (1940)
Song Titles	You're a Grand Old Flag (performing artist: Marilyn Horne)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Flag

Domain	Title
References	Flag Financial Corporation: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) (more reference examples)

Books	Colors and Blood: Flag Passions of the Confederate South (reference) Flag in Exile (Honor Harrington Series, Book 5) (reference) Long May She Wave 2003 Calendar: A Graphic History of the American Flag (reference) Red, White and Blue: The Story of the American Flag (All Aboard Reading , Level 2) (reference) The Flag Captain (Richard Bolitho Novels/Alexander Kent, No 11) (reference) (more book examples)

Periodicals	Flag Bulletin (reference) (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies	Black Flag - Live! (reference) Flag of Iron (reference) Red Flag - The Ultimate Game (reference) F15 Red Flag Interceptor (reference) People's Century: Red Flag - Communism in Russia (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music	Flag of the Shiners [EP] (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech	Flag to Flag Cart Racing (reference) TDK 10 American Flag 80 min. CD-R Discs (Spindle) (reference) (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

Consumer Goods	Tupperware 13-Ounce Commuter Mug with US Flag Banner (reference) American Flag and Keepsake Storage Chest (reference) (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Flag

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Photo Album: Flag

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Two individual shots of Building 1. One shot is medium shot of front of Building 1 taken from slight angle to include flag pole on left. Another shot shows front of Building 1 taken from a low angle with flag pole centered. Shot is wide. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.		Man with flag in beard. Credit: CDC.
	American Flag on Lunar Surface. Credit: NASA.		Conrad Unfurls Flag. Credit: NASA.
	Shepard Plants Flag. Credit: NASA.		Pole tower built from native timber at Takhini West Base Note signal flag on tree Triangulation party of F. B. Quinn. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.
	Surf breaking on rock West of San Juan Harbor entrance Red flag on navigation site. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.		An elementary school outing at Flag Pond Marsh, a wetlands nature park. Credit: America's Coastlines.
	Flag Pond covered with green algae. Credit: America's Coastlines.		On the airstrip at Oliktok Point - wind blowing flag straight out. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Digital Photo Gallery: Flag


"Flag at Rest" by phong Commentary: "A shot I took of The Washingtom Monument that turned out pretty well."	"Swiss flag" by Denis Nordmann Commentary: "Swiss flag - contact me for more pictures and infos."
Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers.

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Familiar Quotations: Flag

Author	Quotation
Edwin Hubbel Chapin	Ostentation is the signal flag of hypocrisy.
John A. Dix	If any one attempts to haul down the American flag, shoot him on the spot.
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge	I have loved but one flag and I can not share that devotion and give affection to the mongrel banner invented for a league.
Ukrainian Proverb	When the flag is unfurled, all reason is in the trumpet.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Historic Usage: Flag

Author	Date	Quotation
Treaty of Versailles	1919	The High Contracting Parties agree to recognise the flag flown by the vessels of an Allied or Associated Power having no seacoast which are registered at some one specified place situated in its territory; such place shall serve as the port of registry of such vessels. (reference)
Winston S. Churchill	1946	We welcome her flag upon the seas. ("Iron Curtain" Speech)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Use in Literature: Flag

Title	Author	Quote
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	The flag of the dome of the Tuileries was white
Walden	Thoreau, Henry David	His health is ever good, his lungs are sound, his spirits never flag.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Flag

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		These new or altered antigens flag immune defenders, including cytotoxic T cells, natural killer cells, and macrophages. (references)
		The patient's age and race or ethnic group can raise an additional red flag that a sign or symptom of illness could be related to sarcoidosis. (references)
Business		In April of 1998, Saudi Arabia reached a formal agreement with FLAG (Fiber-optic Link Around the Globe) telecom. (references)
		The commercial aviation industry in Pakistan is heavily dominated by the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), the nation's flag carrier. (references)
		Pakistan's airline industry is in the early stages of market orientation, whereby the Pakistan International Airlines, the national flag carrier no longer enjoys an absolute monopoly position. (references)
Civil Liberties	Hong Kong	It is illegal to desecrate publicly and willfully a PRC or Hong Kong flag or emblem. (references)
	Singapore	Since the beginning of 2000, public secondary schools have suspended indefinitely 12 students who were members of Jehovah's Witnesses for refusing to sing the national anthem or participate in the flag ceremony. (references)
	Singapore	The Government deregistered and banned Jehovah's Witnesses in 1972 on the grounds that its approximately 2,000 members refuse to perform military service (which is obligatory for all male citizens), salute the flag, or swear oaths of allegiance to the State. (references)
Economic History	Afghanistan	The Taliban uses a plain white flag. (references)
	Belgium	The best way to contact them is via their trade associations, FLAG and GEBECOMA. (references)
	Vanuatu	Flag: A yellow Y with a black border horizontally divides the flag into three parts. (references)
Human Rights	Eritrea	Unlike in the previous year, there were no reports that authorities arrested Ethiopians for raising the Ethiopian flag in public places. (references)
	Dominican Republic	In April the authorities detained hundreds of Haitians after a rumor spread that some Haitian youths had burned a Dominican flag in La Romana. (references)
	Indonesia	The mobs allegedly were reacting to reports that the security forces planned to remove the Papuan flag from the house of an indigenous community leader. (references)
Indigenous People	Indonesia	Most of the provisions in the Papuan version survived largely intact in the final text, including permission to rename the province Papua and permission for a Papuan flag and anthem. (references)
	Indonesia	After the congress, he met with Presidium Council leaders and reemphasized the Government's firm stance against Papuan independence, but said it was permissible to fly Papuan independence flags as long as they were smaller and flown below the Indonesian flag. (references)
	Indonesia	However, during the August 2000 MPR session, legislators attacked Wahid's stance toward Papuans and demanded a tougher approach that rejected the flying of the independence flag, the use of the name Papua, and other perceived manifestations of proindependence sentiment. (references)
Minorities	Iraq	Ethnic Turkmen also claim discrimination by Kurdish groups, including the required use of the Kurdistan flag in Turkmen schools and the assignment of Kurdish teachers to Turkmen schools. (references)
	Burma	Only one non-Buddhist served in the Government at the ministerial level, and the same person, a brigadier general, is the only non-Buddhist known to have held flag rank in the armed forces since the 1990's. The Government actively discourages Muslims from entering military service, and Christian or Muslim military officers who aspire to promotion beyond the middle ranks are encouraged by their superiors to convert to Buddhism. (references)
	Greece	For example, a controversy occurred in some areas during the year over whether Albanian pupils would be allowed to carry the Greek flag in national day parades: eventually they were allowed to do so. Significant numbers of Greek citizens identify themselves as Turks, Pomaks, Vlachs, Roma, Arvanites (Orthodox Christians who speak a dialect of Albanian), or "Macedonians" or "Slavomacedonians." Most are integrated fully into society. (references)
Political Economy	BRAZIL	For the past several years, Brazil blocked U.S. wheat imports due to several phytosanitary issues related to wheat, including TCK smut, cereal stripe and flag smut. (references)
	BRAZIL	Naval authorities attempted to collect lighthouse dues in 2000 from flag ships of countries, such as the United States, with bilateral maritime agreements, even though these dues were in violation of these agreements. (references)
	Indonesia	The security forces inconsistently enforced a no-tolerance policy against flying the Papuan flag, tearing down and destroying flags and flag poles, and killing eight persons, and beating others who tried to raise or protect the flag prior to the signing into law of the Papua Special Autonomy Law, which permits the flying of the flag as a cultural symbol. (references)
Political Rights	Chad	That same day, attackers injured and threatened with death another FAR supporter in a different neighborhood; the attackers shredded his party flag. (references)
Trade	Burma	Certain images, such as a Buddha image or the national flag, cannot be used on labels or trademarks. (references)
	Greece	Until recently the Greek flag carrier, Olympic Airways, had a monopoly in the provision of ground services to other airlines. (references)
Travel	Eq. Guinea	One plane belongs to Ecuato Guineana de Aviacion (EGA), the official national flag carrier. (references)
	Cote D'ivoire	Visitors to Côte d'Ivoire should show respect for the flag, the President, his government and all that he symbolizes. (references)
	Russia	While many residents of Moscow and St. Petersburg flag private "gypsy cabs" for rides, this is a riskier form of transport that is better avoided by the inexperienced. (references)
Worker Rights	China	He had been detained for displaying a Tibetan flag in front of the Jokhang. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Spoken Usage: Flag

Speaker	Phrase(s)
Andy Rooney	There's an official flag code but it is routinely ignored. It is not proper to use the flag as a table cloth, not to be used as an awning or a canopy or plastered to the hood of a car.
Dennis Miller	I've noticed that in the Middle East when they burn the American Flag, they aren't even using real flags.
John McCain	Maybe they'll be most surprised about the part of the presidential campaign where I described my failure in standing up for what I believed in, as far as the confederate flag is concerned.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Speeches: Flag

Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
George Washington	1789-1797	To secure respect to a neutral flag requires a naval force organized and ready to vindicate it from insult or aggression.
John Adams	1797-1801	Some foreign vessels have been discovered sailing under the flag of the United States and with forged papers.
John Quincy Adams	1825-1829	A few instances have occurred of such depredations upon our merchant vessels by privateers or pirates wearing the Grecian flag, but without real authority from the Greek or any other Government.
Andrew Jackson	1829-1837	This last was done, and the effect has been an increased respect for our flag in those distant seas and additional security for our commerce.
Benjamin Harrison	1889-1893	We shall neither fail to respect the flag of any friendly nation or the just rights of its citizens, nor to exact the like treatment for our own.
William H. Taft	1909-1913	Their ancestors came here years ago against their will, and this is their only country and their only flag.
John F. Kennedy	1961-1963	While the current deficit lasts, ways will be found to ease our dollar outlays abroad without placing the full burden on the families of men whom we have asked to serve our Flag overseas.
Ronald Reagan	1981-1989	Great nations have responsibilities to lead and we should always be cautious of those who would lower our profile because they might just wind up lowering our flag.
George Bush	1989-1993	But my thoughts have been turning the past few days to those who would be watching at home, to an older fellow who will throw a salute by himself when the flag goes by, and the women who will tell her sons the words of the battle hymns.
George W. Bush	2001-2005	The American flag flies again over our embassy in Kabul.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Usage Frequency: Flag

"Flag" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 93.08% of the time. "Flag" is used about 1,371 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	93.08%	1,276	6,173
Lexical Verb (infinitive)	4.01%	55	45,713
Lexical Verb (base form)	1.68%	23	72,767
Noun (proper)	1.17%	16	87,710
Noun (common)	0.07%	1	339,140
Total	100.00%	1,371	N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Usage in Company Names: Flag

Country	Name
USA	Flag Financial Corporation
	(more examples...)

Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.

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Expressions: Flag

Expressions using "flag": admiral's flag ♦ american flag ♦ american flag ship ♦ battle flag ♦ black flag ♦ BLUE FLAG ♦ blue flag at starboard side of the wheel house ♦ brazilian flag ♦ british flag ♦ code flag ♦ confederate flag ♦ Cooper's flag ♦ Corn flag ♦ deck with flag ♦ dip the flag ♦ downhaul of flag ♦ dress with flag ♦ feature flag ♦ flag alarm ♦ flag bearer ♦ Flag broom ♦ flag captain ♦ flag carrier ♦ flag day ♦ flag down ♦ flag feather ♦ flag halyard ♦ Flag leutenant ♦ flag lieutenant ♦ flag mast ♦ flag of convenience ♦ flag of necessity ♦ flag of truce ♦ Flag of truse ♦ flag officer ♦ Flag Pond ♦ flag rank ♦ Flag root ♦ Flag share ♦ flag smb. down ♦ flag smut ♦ flag smut fungus ♦ Flag station ♦ flag stone ♦ flag stop ♦ flag waving ♦ fly a flag ♦ hidden flag ♦ hoist a flag ♦ hoisting the flag ♦ House flag ♦ internal flag swap ♦ keep the flag flying ♦ knight of the square flag ♦ lower one's flag ♦ lower the flag ♦ merchant flag ♦ minus flag ♦ myrtle flag ♦ national flag ♦ nautical signal flag ♦ palmetto flag ♦ pilot flag ♦ pirate flag ♦ quarantine flag ♦ raise a flag ♦ raise the flag ♦ red flag ♦ red flag warning ♦ Saint George's flag ♦ sand flag ♦ sea going vessel under national flag ♦ show the flag ♦ signal flag ♦ small flag used in bullfights ♦ soft flag ♦ southern blue flag ♦ spanish flag ♦ spread a flag ♦ steal flag ♦ strike one's flag ♦ sweet flag ♦ switched flag ♦ Tack of a flag ♦ the flag ♦ the flag represents the nation ♦ To dip the flag ♦ to flag down a cab ♦ To hang out the white flag ♦ To hang the flag ♦ to lower the flag ♦ to strike the flag ♦ unfurl the flag ♦ union flag ♦ water flag ♦ wheat flag smut ♦ white flag ♦ yellow flag ♦ yellow water flag. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "flag": flag-bearer, flag-bearers, flag-bedecked, flag-burners, flag-captain, flag-carrier, flag-carrying, flag-dance, flag-desecration, flag-draped, flag-erecting, flag-flying, flag-kick, flag-like, flag-lowering, flag-man, flag-nationalism, flag-officers, Flag-oliver, flag-pole, flag-poles, flag-raising, flag-shaped, flag-slates, flag-stick, flag-stones, flag-stop, flag-swept, flag-wagging, flag-waver, flag-wavers, flag-waving, flag-wearers.
	Ending with "flag": anti-flag, fly-the-flag, greek-flag, half-flag, house-flag, iranian-flag, kuwaiti-flag, liberian-flag, non-flag, saudi-flag, sick-flag, sword-flag, turkish-flag, uk-flag.
	Containing "flag": anti-flag-burning.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Flag

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
six flag	20,923	international flag	1,197
american flag	12,171	six flag darien lake	1,175
flag	11,715	picture of the american flag	1,168
us flag	3,726	usa flag	1,126
flag of the world	2,515	state flag	1,081
six flag over georgia	2,369	american flag pin	1,077
united state flag	2,313	american flag jewelry	1,046
six flag great america	2,148	american flag sticker	1,044
six flag over texas	2,036	flag new orleans six	1,031
six flag great adventure	1,961	anti flag	942
six flag magic mountain	1,898	american flag shirt	934
six flag new england	1,888	flag of canada	925
confederate flag	1,514	country flag	894
flag day	1,434	rebel flag	827
six flag ohio	1,401	six flag marine world	820
canadian flag	1,385	black flag	739
puerto rico flag	1,373	norway flag	718
six flag st louis	1,233	marine flag	682
prayer flag	1,219	texas flag	672
six flag park	1,207	mexican flag	672
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Flag

Language		Translations for "flag"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Afrikaans		vlag (banner). (various references)

Albanian		flamur (banner, ensign, gonfalon, Jack, standard), zbukuroj me flamurë, vë flamur, shpatore (fleur-de-lis, flower-de-luce, Iris, orris), pupla në këmbët e zogut, plloçë (flagging, flagstone, slab), luleshpate, lodhem (fag, get tired, grow weary, labor, labour, strain oneself, tire), lëshohem (be launched, cave in, fail, flop, go down, hibernate, lag, languish, rush on, stoop, unwind), komunikoj me flamurë, jap shenjë me flamur, dobësohem (become weak, decay, dilute, ebb, fail, grow feeble, grow thin, lag, languish, melt, reduce, relax, sink, slip, tone down, wane, weaken, wilt). (various references)

Arabic		‏فتر (cool, cool down, freeze, lag, languish), ‏لواء علمي, ‏لوح (blackboard, flourish, gesture, sheet, slab, tablet, wave), ‏تدلى (bag, dangle, droop, fall, flow, loll, lop, sag, suspend, swing), ‏سوسن بري, ‏علم بارجة الأميرال, ‏علم (adudicate, advertise, advertize, advise, apprise, apprize, banner, bar, bunting, coach, cognizance, cognize, drill, educate, indoctrinate, inform, instruct, know, knowledge, learning, let know, locate, mark, mark out, notify, post, profess, read, scholarship, school, science, standard, teach, tell, tick), ‏ذوى (consume, decay, quail, wilt, wither), ‏ذبل (consume, etiolate, fade, languish, quail, sear, shell, shrivel, wilt, wither, wizen), ‏الحجر اللوحي (flagstone), ‏أشار بعلم, ‏رفع راية, ‏راية (banner, color, colour, ensign, maniple, rag, standard, waft), ‏بلاطة (slab). (various references)

Basque		bandera. (various references)

Bulgarian		ставам безинтересен (impoverish), украсявам със знамена, увисвам (loll out, lop, nutate), слагам знаме на, сигнализирам с флагче, флаг (standard), шиста (schist), клюмвам (droop, sag, wilt), означавам със знамена, настилам с плочи, знаме на флагман, знаме (banner, ensign, rag, standard), байрак, перуника (fleur-de-lis, flower-de-luce, orris), плоча (flagstone, plate, slab, slate, table). (various references)

Chinese		旗子 (banner). (various references)

Czech		zástava (Gage, gauge, guarantee, pawn, pledge, plight), vyzdobit vlajkami, vlajka (color, colour, pennant, pennon), vadnout (droop, fade, run to seed, wilt, wither), váznout, slábnout (decline, die away, die down, ebb away, fade, fade away, fade out, fail, falter, weaken), praporek, prapor (banner, battalion, color, colour, ensign), ochabnout (become flabby, decline, decrease, fizzle out, quail, sag, slacken), dlaždice (slab, Square, tile). (various references)

Danish		flag (banner), fane (standard). (various references)

Dutch		vlag (banner), vaan (banner), dundoek (banner). (various references)

Esperanto		flago (banner), standardo (standard). (various references)

Faeroese		flagg (banner, standard), merki (character, emblem, mark, sign, standard). (various references)

Farsi		پژمرده کردن , پاءین پرچم , پرچم زدن به , پرچم دارکردن , سنگفرش کردن (Hardsurface, Pave), سنگ فرش (Macadam), سست شدن (Swoon, Unclench, Unclinch, Weaken), زنبق (Lily), علم (Banner, Ensign, Knowledge, Science), جاده افتادن , ازپاافتادن (Peter), دم انبوه وپشمالوی سگ , بیرق (Banner), باپرچم علامت دادن , برگ شمشیری . (various references)

Finnish		lippu (ballot paper, banner, bill, colours, note, slip, standard, ticket). (various references)

French		pavillon, drapeau (signal flag), fanion, dalle (flagstone, flagstones, floor tile). (various references)

Frisian		flagge (banner). (various references)

German		flagge (banner, colors, colours, ensign, flagstone, standard), Fahne (banner, barb, colors, colours, ensign, standard, tail), kennzeichen (badges, character, characteristic, criterions, distinguishing mark, feature, hallmark, label, license plate, Mark, marking, markings, number plate, sign, stamp, symptom, tag, to flag), nachlassen (abate, abatement, bequeath, decrease, deteriorate, die away, die down, dim, diminish, discount, drop, ease, ease off, ease up, fade, fail, failure, fall, go, intermit, knock off, lessen, letup, loosen, moderate, rebate, reduce, relax, relaxation, relent, remit, respite, sink, slack off, slacken, slacken off, softening, subside, tail off, take off, to abandon ship, to abate, to ease up, to intermit, to slacken, wane, waver, weaken, wear off), fliese (tile), Flag (mark), banner (banner, banners, standard). (various references)

Greek		σημαία (banner, color, colour, ensign, gonfalon, standard), λάβαρο (banner, pennon). (various references)

Hebrew		דגל (banner, division, ensign, pennant, standard). (various references)

Hungarian		zászló (banner, bunting, ensign, pennant, standard). (various references)

Indonesian		bendera (banner). (various references)

Italian		bandiera (banner, ensign), stendardo (banner, standard). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		旗. (various references)

Japanese Katakana		フラッグ , フラグ , きし (bank, banner, coast, emblem, ensign, exposing a corpse in the city, knight, last child, saving from the brink of death, shogi player, shore, sixth of the sexagenary cycle, term of respect in addressing ladies or anothers older sister, your columns, your honored paper, your journal, your magazine, your paper), ひとはた (undertaking), のぼり (ascent, banner, climbing, streamer, up-train), はた (edge, groupers, loom, sea basses, side, third person). (various references)

Korean		깃발. (various references)

Lombard		bandera (banner). (various references)

Manx		mergey (banner, standard), lhaggaghey (abate, abatement, bate, depress, dim, drop away, ease, ease off, fade, fade out, mitigate; flagging, mitigation, reduce, reduction, relax, relaxation, write down), cullee (aspect of sky, equipment, insignia, kept woman, materials, outfit, suit), brattagh (banner, colour, ensign). (various references)

Norwegian		flagg (banner, ensign). (various references)

Occitan		estendard. (various references)

Papiamen		bandera (banner). (various references)

Pig Latin		agflay.(various references)

Portuguese		bandeira (banner, bunting, dust-cloak, duster, ensign, gonfalon, party, pennon, side, standard, weather vane, weathercock), pavilhão (box, canopy, dust-cloak, duster, ensign, lodge, pavilion, pinna), laje (paving stone, slab), estandarte (banner, ensign, guidon, standard). (various references)

Romanian		fanion (Guidon, pennant, pennon), flizã, pavilion (Arbor, arbour, colours, kiosk, pavilion), descreşte (abate, Bate, decline, decrease, dewindle, diminish, fall, fall off, grow, lessen, shorten, sink, subside, wane), drapel (banner, color, colour, colours, ensign, standard), indica cu steguleţe, iris (Iris), lespede (flag stone, gravestone, slab, stone, tombstone), naţionalitate (nation, nationality, persuasion), împodobi cu steaguri, pavea (paving, paving stone, road metal), tânji (languish, pine, slacken, stagnate, wither, yearn), pavoaza cu steaguri, se micşora (contract, decline, diminish, dwindle, ease, fail, fall, fall away, fall off, grow less, grow smaller, lessen, shrink, shrink away), se moleşi (soften), se ofili (droop, fade, languish, peak and pine, pine, waste away), semnaliza cu fanionul, slãbi (abate, attenuate, Bate, crock, debilitate, depauperate, diminish, drain, droop, dull, ease, emaciate, emasculate, enfeeble, extenuate, fade, fail, go down, grow weak, impair, languish, let, loosen, lose flesh, lose weight, macerate, mine, peak and pine, pinch, pull down, reduce, relax, sap, sink, slack, slacken, slenderize, slim, soften, subdue, subside, take the edge off, thin, undermine, weaken), stânjenel, steag (banner, color, colour, gonfalon, pendant, standard, streamer), stindard (banner, gonfalon, oriflamme, standard), orna (adorn, deck, decorate, fit out, flourish, garnish, ornament, trim). (various references)

Russian		помечать (label). (various references)

Scottish		bratach (banner). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		zastava (banner, colors, colours, standard), taksimetar (taximeter), malaksati (droop, grow feeble, languish, let up), klonuti (droop, languish, quail), barjak (banner, gonfalon, standard). (various references)

Spanish		bandera (banner, colors, colours, ensign, marker, standard), estandarte (banner, pennant, standard). (various references)

Sranan		fraga (banner). (various references)

Swedish		flagga (banner, colors, colours, ensign, fly flags, pennant). (various references)

Tagalog		watáwat (banner), bandilà (banner). (various references)

Thai		แผ่นหินปูพื้น, โบกธง, พืชที่มีใบยาวคล้ายดาบ, อ่อนกำลังลง, ปูด้วยแผ่นหินแบน, ประดับด้วยธง, ธง. (various references)

Turkish		bayrak (banner, colors, ensign, oriflamme, pennant, pennon, standard). (various references)

Turkmen		baяdak. (various references)

Ukrainian		сигналізувати (signal, signalize), мостити плитняком, знамено (ancient, banner), прапорець (bannerette, pennant, pennon), прапор (ancient, banner, colors, colours, ensign, gonfalon, standard), прикрашати прапорами (banner), повиснути. (various references)

Vietnamese		thuyền trưởng tàu đô đốc (flag-captain), sĩ quan cận vệ của đô đốc (flag-lieutenant), người vận động (flag-waver, locomotor), người cầm đầu (captain, flag-waver, headman), hàm phó đô đốc (flag-rank), cờ kiểm dịch (yellow flag), cờ điều đình (flag of truce). (various references)

Welsh		baner (banner). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Flag

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	elanguerunt, elangui, elanguit, vexilla, vexillum. (various references)
Old English	450-1100	fana. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Bible Trace: Flag

Language	Date	Source	Isaiah Chapter 11, Verse 10
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Kai estai en th hmera ekeinh h riza tou iessai kai o anistamenoV arcein eqnwn ep' autw eqnh elpiousin kai estai h anapausiV autou timh
Latin	405	Vulgate	In die illa radix Iesse qui stat in signum populorum ipsum gentes deprecabuntur et erit sepulchrum eius gloriosum
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	In that dai the roote of Jesse, that stant in to tocne of puples; hym Jentiles shuln louli preyen, and shal be the sepulcre of hym glorious.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	And in that day, the eyes of the nations will be turned to the root of Jesse which will be lifted up as the flag of the peoples; and his resting-place will be glory.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: Flag

Language	Isaiah Chapter 11, Verse 10
Cebuano	¶ Ug mahitabo niadtong adlawa, nga ang gamot ni Isai, nga nagatindog ingon nga usa ka bandila sa mga katawohan, kaniya mangita ang mga nasud; ug ang iyang dapit nga pagapahulayan mahimong mahimayaon.
Croatian	U dan onaj: Jišajev izdanak, dignut kao stijeg narodima, puci æe željno tražiti. I prebivalište njegovo bit æe slavno.
Danish	På hin Dag skal Hedningerne søge til Isajs Rodskud, der står som et Banner for Folkeslagene, og hans Bolig skal være herlig.
Dutch	Want het zal geschieden ten zelven dage, dat de heidenen naar den Wortel van Isai, Die staan zal tot een banier der volken, zullen vragen, en Zijn rust zal heerlijk zijn.
Finnish	Sinä päivänä pakanat etsivät Iisain juurta, joka on kansojen lippuna, ja hänen asumuksensa on oleva kunniata täynnä.
French	En ce jour, le rejeton d`Isaï Sera là comme une bannière pour les peuples; Les nations se tourneront vers lui, Et la gloire sera sa demeure.
German	Und es wird geschehen zu der Zeit, daß die Wurzel Isai, die da steht zum Panier den Völkern, nach der werden die Heiden fragen; und seine Ruhe wird Ehre sein.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Saatnya akan tiba seorang raja keturunan Daud menjadi pusat perhatian bangsa-bangsa. Mereka akan datang kepadanya, dan tempat kediamannya akan disanjung-sanjung.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Maka pada hari itu juga akan jadi, bahwa akar Isai berdiri akan suatu alamat bagi segala bangsa, dan segala orang kafirpun kelak bertanya akan halnya; maka tempat perhentiannya itu akan mulia adanya.
Italian	In quel giorno la radice di Iesse si leverà a vessillo per i popoli, le genti la cercheranno con ansia, la sua dimora sarà gloriosa.
Maori	¶ Na i taua ra ko tetahi pakiaka o Hehe, ka tu hei kara ki nga iwi, ka rapua mai e nga tauiwi; ko tona okiokinga hoki, kororia rawa.
Norwegian	På den tid skal hedningefolkene søke til Isais rotskudd, som står som et banner for folkeslag, og hans bolig skal være herlighet.
Portuguese	Naquele dia a raiz de Jessé será posta por estandarte dos povos, à qual recorrerão as nações; gloriosas lhe serão as suas moradas.
Rumanian	Kn ziua aceea, Vlqstarul lui Isai va fi ca un steag pentru popoare; neamurile se vor kntoarce la El, wi slava va fi locuinya Lui.
Spanish	Acontecerá en aquel día que las naciones buscarán a aquel que es la raíz de Isaí y que estará en pie como una bandera para los pueblos, y su morada será gloriosa.
Swedish	Och det skall ske på den tiden att hednafolken skola söka telningen från Isais rot, där han står såsom ett baner för folken; och hans boning skall vara idel härlighet.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Flag

Derivations
	Words beginning with "flag": flagella, flagellant, flagellantism, flagellantisms, flagellants, flagellar, flagellate, flagellated, flagellates, flagellating, flagellation, flagellations, flagellin, flagellins, flagellum, flagellums, flageolet, flageolets, flagged, flagger, flaggers, flaggier, flaggiest, flagging, flaggingly, flaggings, flaggy, flagitious, flagitiously, flagitiousness, flagitiousnesses, flagless, flagman, flagmen, flagon, flagons, flagpole, flagpoles, flagrance, flagrances, flagrancies, flagrancy, flagrant, flagrantly, flags, flagship, flagships, flagstaff, flagstaffs, flagstaves, flagstick. (additional references)
	Words ending with "flag": beflag. (additional references)
	Words containing "flag": beflagged, beflagging, beflags, biflagellate, camouflage, camouflageable, camouflaged, camouflages, camouflagic, camouflaging, conflagrant, conflagration, conflagrations, deflagrate, deflagrated, deflagrates, deflagrating, deflagration, deflagrations, dinoflagellate, dinoflagellates, hemoflagellate, hemoflagellates, persiflage, persiflages, phytoflagellate, phytoflagellates, unflagging, unflaggingly. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Flag" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: blag, fagr, famg, faug, fawg, fla, flad, Flaf, flafg, flage, Flagg, Flagyl, flang, flaq, flar, flav, fleg, flege, flegg, flegm, flegt, fleug, flig, flogg, flogo, flug, flugh, frag, fuag, klag, lfa, oflag. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Flag"

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "flag" (pronounced fla"g)
3	-l a" g	lag, slag.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Flag

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-f-g-l"
	-1 letter: fag, gal, lag.
	-2 letters: ag, al, fa, la.
	Words containing the letters "a-f-g-l"
	+1 letter: flags, fugal.
	+2 letters: bagful, beflag, flaggy, flagon, flange, frugal, fungal, gadfly.
	+3 letters: bagfuls, bagsful, beflags, cageful, fabling, failing, falling, fatling, fenagle, figural, finagle, flagged, flagger, flagman, flagmen, flagons, flaking, flaming, flanged, flanger, flanges, flaring, flawing, flaying, fleabag, flotage, flowage, foaling, foliage, fragile, fugally, fungals, gainful, gallfly, leafage, leafing, loafing.
	+4 letters: baffling, cagefuls, effigial, failings, fangless, fanglike, fanlight, fatlings, faulting, fenagled, fenagles, filagree, finagled, finagler, finagles, flacking, flagella, flaggers, flaggier, flagging, flagless, flagpole, flagrant, flagship, flailing, flamingo, flamming, flangers, flanging, flanking, flapping, flashgun, flashing, flatling, flatlong, flatting, fleabags, flexagon, floatage, floating, floorage, flotages, flowages, fluxgate, foliaged, foliages, frugally, fugleman, fuselage, gadflies, gatefold, ghastful, gigaflop, glassful, gonfalon, goofball, graceful, grateful, infrugal, langlauf, leafages, leapfrog, liftgate, longleaf, raffling, stageful, waffling.
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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern

5. Usage: Commercial
6. Images: Slideshow
7. Images: Photo Album
8. Images: Digital Art

9. Quotations: Familiar
10. Quotations: Historic
11. Quotations: Fiction
12. Quotations: Non-fiction

13. Quotations: Spoken
14. Quotations: Speeches
15. Usage Frequency
16. Names: Company Usage

17. Expressions
18. Expressions: Internet
19. Translations: Modern
20. Translations: Ancient

21. Bible Trace
22. Abbreviations
23. Acronyms
24. Derivations

25. Rhymes
26. Anagrams
27. Bibliography

Year	Event
1949	The Council of Europe was formed in the aftermath of the Second World War.
1955	The Council of Europe creates for itself what is now also the EU flag, as a focus for European unity
1957	European Economic Community founded by the Treaty of Rome: Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands - "The Six"
1967	European Community formed by a merger of the EEC, Euratom founded 1957) and The European Coal & Steel Community (founded 1951)
1973	United Kingdom joined the EC, together with Ireland and Denmark making "The Nine" (Norway opted to stay out)
1981	Greece joined, making "The Ten"
1986	Portugal and Spain joined making "The Twelve"
1986	EC adopts (with permission) the Council of Europe Flag as its own. 12 Stars & 12 States.
1992	Maastricht Treaty
1993	Maastricht Treaty Ratified. European Single Market completed. The European Union is launched.
1995	Austria, Finland and Sweden join the EU making "The Fifteen"
2002	Still 12 stars.

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Definition: Flag

Flag

Noun

Verb

Specialty Definition: Flag

Specialty Definition: European flag

Flag

Flags of Non-national entities

History of Flags

Flag manifold

Flag of Albania

Flag of Canada

External Links

Flag of Finland

Flag of Poland

Flag of Russia

Flag of Sweden

Flag of the Philippines

Flag of the United States

Flag of West Germany

National flag

List of national flags

See also

Abbreviations & Acronyms: Flag

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Synonyms: Flag

Synonyms within Context: Flag

Base

Disease

Fatigue

Inactivity

Indication

Layer

Scepter

Slowness

Weakness

Crosswords: Flag

Modern Usage: Flag

Screenplays

Lyrics

Clever

Movie/TV Titles

Song Titles

Commercial Usage: Flag

References

Books

Periodicals

Theater & Movies

Music

High Tech

Consumer Goods

Image Slideshow: Flag

Photos:Flag

Illustrations:Flag

Computer Images:Flag

Photo Album: Flag

Digital Photo Gallery: Flag

Familiar Quotations: Flag

Edwin Hubbel Chapin

John A. Dix

Senator Henry Cabot Lodge

Ukrainian Proverb

Historic Usage: Flag

Treaty of Versailles

Winston S. Churchill

Use in Literature: Flag

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

Walden

Thoreau, Henry David

Non-Fiction Usage: Flag

Spoken Usage: Flag

Andy Rooney

Dennis Miller

John McCain

Speeches: Flag

George Washington

John Adams

John Quincy Adams

Photos:
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Illustrations:
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