flag day


noun(sometimes initial capital letters)British.

Origin of flag day

1
First recorded in 1910–15

Other definitions for Flag Day (2 of 2)

Flag Day

noun
  1. June 14, the anniversary of the day (June 14, 1777) when Congress adopted the Stars and Stripes as the national flag of the United States.

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

How to use flag day in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for flag day (1 of 2)

flag day

noun
  1. British a day on which money is collected by a charity and small flags, emblems, or stickers are given to contributors

British Dictionary definitions for Flag Day (2 of 2)

Flag Day

noun
  1. June 14, the annual holiday in the US to celebrate the adoption in 1777 of the Stars and Stripes

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012