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    Un·ion Jack
    /ˌyo͞onyən ˈjak/

    noun

    • 1. the national flag of the United Kingdom, consisting of red and white crosses on a blue background.
    • 2. (in the US) a small flag consisting of the union from the national flag, flown at the bows of vessels in harbor.

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  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Union_JackUnion Jack - Wikipedia

    A proclamation issued by King George III at the time of the Union of 1801 concerned flags at sea and repeatedly referred to "Ensigns, Flags, Jacks, and Pendants" and forbade merchant vessels from wearing "Our Jack, commonly called the Union Jack" nor any pendants or colours used by the King's ships. [32]

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishUnion Jack | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    noun [ C usually singular ] uk / ˌjuː.ni.ən ˈdʒæk / us / ˌjuː.ni.ən ˈdʒæk / (also Union flag) Add to word list. the red, white, and blue flag of the UK: The Chinese anthem was played after the Union Jack was lowered in Hong Kong for the last time. Dorling Kindersley/ Dorling Kindersley/GettyImages. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Flags

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  5. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › union jackUnion jack Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    May 7, 2023 · 1. : a jack consisting of the union of a national ensign. 2. capitalized U&J: the state flag of the United Kingdom consisting of the union of the British national ensign. Examples of union jack in a Sentence.

  6. www.royal.uk › union-jackUnion Jack | The Royal Family

    The Union Flag, or Union Jack, is the national flag of the United Kingdom. It is so called because it combines the crosses of the three countries united under one Sovereign - the kingdoms of England and Wales, of Scotland and of Ireland (although since 1921 only Northern Ireland has been part of the United Kingdom).

  7. www.learnenglish.de › culture › unionjackThe Union Jack - British Culture, Customs and Traditions

    It is commonly referred to as the Union Jack, but Union Flag is actually the correct form as it only becomes a Jack when flown from a ship's jack mast. The current design of the Union Flag or Jack dates from the union of Ireland and Great Britain in 1801 with the formation of the United Kingdom.

  8. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › the Union Jackthe Union Jack Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Jan 4, 2016 · noun. : the national flag of the United Kingdom. Examples of the Union Jack in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web Britain’s flag tells a similarly othering story: Wales is the sole U.K. country not represented on the Union Jack.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › the-union-jackthe Union Jack - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

    Definition of the Union Jack noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.