Synonyms

Union flag

British

noun

Often called: Union Jack. the national flag of the United Kingdom, being a composite design composed of St George's Cross (England), Saint Andrew's Cross (Scotland), and Saint Patrick's Cross (Ireland)

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Union flag

Soon after the start of the Civil War, Church turned the atmospheric effects of a rising sun, striated clouds, and stars peeking through a patch of sky into a tattered Union flag.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026

Once or twice, I carried the Union flag.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2025

Organizers also criticize labeling that allows products to bear a Union flag when they have not been grown or reared in Britain.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 25, 2024

The German parliament on Friday replaced one of the German flags atop its Reichstag building – which usually has three German flags and one European Union flag – with a Ukrainian flag.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 24, 2023

“In war,” he says slowly, “boys as young as twelve marched, carried the Union flag, and fought.”

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

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