The official banner of a state or nation, often decorated with emblems or images that symbolize that state or nation.On the U.S. flag, 13 horizontal stripes (in red and white) represent the original 13 colonies. The union is represented by 50 white stars, for the 50 states, arrayed on...
1.旗a piece of cloth with a special coloured design on it that may be the symbol of a particular country or organization, or may have a particular meaning. A flag can be attached to a pole or held in the hand 2.旗帜(指某国家或组织及其信仰和价值观)used to refer to a particular coun...
This grand flag is so big on a building in New York that it had to be continued around the corner. 纽约一栋大楼外的国旗巨大得要转弯接着挂起。 At the national flag-raising ceremony once a week, it is a great honour for the children who are luck to be choosen to raise the flag. ...
Australia's flag has the Union Jack in the top left hand corner together with the stars of the Southern Cross. They have kept this small part of Britain on their flag because their country was first settled by people from Britain. Australia's flag is the same color1 as the Union Jack—...
Tonga's flag is red and white. The flag of Tonga has a red cross on a white field, with four blue fimbriations. It was adopted in 1875 when it was first used by King Taufa'ahau Tupou I. In the year 2000,King George Tupou Vannounced that he would not accept any royal titles or...
Flags with Cross other than British Flags of the British Commonwealth Green, White, and Red Vertical Stripes Flags Flags with Squares or Rectangles Flags with Diagonal Shape Flags With Crescent Shapes Flags with Triangles / Wedges Corner Square Flags Yellow, Blue, and Red Horizontal Str...
Geographical and historical treatment of Massachusetts, constituent state (officially called a commonwealth) of the United States, located in the northeastern corner of the country. Massachusetts was one of the original 13 states and is one of the 6 New
(hoist). The main portion of the flag,constitutingall or most of its area, is called thefield or ground. In addition, flags often have a design element in the upper corner of the hoist, called thecanton, which is distinct from the field. Flags of various forms and purpose are known ...
Along withdead,bread(n.),lead(n.1), its long vowel shortened in or after Middle English. The surnameRead,Reid,Reade, etc. represents the old form of the adjective and retains the original Old English long vowel pronunciation. It corresponds toBrown,Black,White;Reditself being rare as a su...
red rectangular piece of cloth displaying, in the upper corner near the staff, a gold hammer and sickle under a red five-pointed star outlined in gold. The flag’s length is twice its width. Descriptions of the flags of the Union republics are found in the republics’ respective ...