English Explanatory Dictionary

flag day

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A day on which a registered charity raises money, usually by selling small lapel flags.
  2. A day on which a registered charity raises money, usually by selling small stickers.
  3. A day designated for changing to an incompatible system.
  4. A change which is neither forward nor backward compatible.
name
  1. A day commemorating the adoption of a national flag.
  2. September 3, for the first flying of the Australian flag in 1901, Australian National Flag Day.
  3. February 15, for the inauguration of the Canadian flag in 1965, National Flag of Canada Day.
  4. June 14, for the adoption of the US flag in 1777.

Pronunciation

EN-AU ck1 Flag Day.ogg

Word forms

flag day flag days

Related words

New Hacker's Dictionary entry for Flag Day

Translations

Finnish: keräyspäivä Armenian: դրոշի օր Finnish: lipun päivä German: Flaggentag Portuguese: Dia da Bandeira Swedish: flaggans dag
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