Flag Day
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- proper noun
- /flæɡ deɪ/
- US
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Día de la Bandera
- On Flag Day, many communities hold parades and events to commemorate this important day.
Examples
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President Harry S. Truman officially designated Flag Day as a national holiday in 1949.
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Dziennik Zwiazkowy reported that Polish Americans on Flag Day did homage to our emblem, the symbol of national liberty.
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The Court released its initial decision on the constitutional protection of flag burning during the week of Flag Day.
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His birth date is the national Flag Day, and he has adopted the title Turkmenbashi.
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A Flag Day orator in 1918, speaking before city school children, urged the passage of a law requiring all residents of the United States to learn English.
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- IT'S LIKE FLAG DAY.
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And three more times in the spring of '99-- Arbor Day, Cinco de Mayo and Flag Day.
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On the Fourth of July in 1895, the Sons and Daughters of the Heather Hills presented a program of Gaelic and English songs, while on Flag Day in 1905, Chicago Poles heard a program of twenty Polish and American songs.
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An examination of Chicago's foreign- and English-language newspapers reveals that between 1876 and 1918, immigrants and their children regularly observed a variety of United States holidays, including the Fourth of July, Memorial Day, Washington's Birthday, and Flag Day.
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Every year, we celebrate Flag Day on June 14 to honor the adoption of the national flag.
Synonyms
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The day when people in the United States celebrate the national flag
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound 'Flag Day' is transparently built from 'flag' (a national emblem) + 'day' (a calendar day for an event), so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer it is a day concerning the flag (e.g., a day to commemorate or celebrate the flag). Named-day constructions are common cross-linguistically, so while the exact date is cultural knowledge, the basic meaning is directly derivable from the constituents.
Etymology
Flag Day began in the United States to mark the day the country officially decided on its national flag on June 14, 1777. So, Flag Day is a day when people put up the flag and hold small ceremonies to 'remember' that choice.