Definition of National flag

1. Noun. An emblem flown as a symbol of nationality.

Exact synonyms: Ensign
Generic synonyms: Flag, Allegory, Emblem

Lexicographical Neighbors of National Flag

national centre for health care technology
national centre for health statistics
national conventions
national costume
national costumes
national court
national courts
national day
national debt
national debt ceiling
national emblem
national emblems
national environmental policy act
national epic
national epics
national flag (current term)
national grid
national health planning information centre
national health programs
national holiday
national holidays
national income
national institute for occupational safety and health
national institute of mental health
national insurance
national leader
national library of medicine
national monument
national park
national parks

Literary usage of National flag

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Origin and History of the American Flag and of the Naval and Yacht-club by George Henry Preble, Charles Edward Asnis (1917)
"One national flag, hopeless: two State flags and one national in poor ... tThe first national flag was presented by the " Sons of Connecticut In New York. ..."

2. The Magazine of American History with Notes and Queries by John Austin Stevens, Benjamin Franklin DeCosta, Martha Joanna Lamb, Henry Phelps Johnston, Nathan Gilbert Pond, William Abbatt (1877)
"The national flag of the United States is, therefore, naturally derived from the ... Our national flag is very often called the Star Spangled Banner. ..."

3. History of the United States of America: Under the Constitution by James Schouler (1913)
"The other measure was an act which, by a happy modification of the older pattern, regulated the national flag, so that after July 4, 1818, it should consist ..."

4. Patriotic Addresses in America and England: From 1850 to 1885, on Slavery by Henry Ward Beecher (1887)
"... THE national flag/ " Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth."—Psalms Ix. 4. ..."

5. Flags of the World by Byron McCandless, Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor (1917)
"Under a legislative decree entered in TOOO the national flag of Ecuador is the ... The present national flag of Guatemala is one which was provided under a ..."

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