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union jack

–noun
1. a jack consisting of the union of a national flag or ensign, as the U.S. jack, which has the white stars and blue field of the union of the U.S. national flag.
2. (often initial capital letter) the British national flag.
3. any flag the overall design of which is a union.

Origin:
1665–75
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union jack  
n.  
  1. A flag consisting entirely of a union.

  2. Union Jack The flag of the United Kingdom.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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