flag day

noun

A day on which a registered charity raises money, usually by selling small lapel flags.

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Meanings

flag day1

nounflag day (plural flag days)

plural flag days

  1. IrelandUKA day on which a registered charity raises money, usually by selling small lapel flags.
  2. Hong KongA day on which a registered charity raises money, usually by selling small stickers.
  3. computingA day designated for changing to an incompatible system.
  4. computingA change which is neither forward nor backward compatible.

Flag Day2

proper noun
  1. A day commemorating the adoption of a national flag.
    1. AustraliaSeptember 3, for the first flying of the Australian flag in 1901, Australian National Flag Day.
    2. CanadaFebruary 15, for the inauguration of the Canadian flag in 1965, National Flag of Canada Day.
    3. USJune 14, for the adoption of the US flag in 1777.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouncommemorating the adoption of the United States flag in 1777

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Broader
day

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish keräyspäivä, lipun päivä
  • keräyspäivämoney raising day
  • lipun päiväday commemorating the national flag
German Flaggentag
  • Flaggentagday commemorating the national flag
Portuguese Dia da Bandeira
  • Dia da Bandeiraday commemorating the national flag
Swedish flaggans dag
  • flaggans dagday commemorating the national flag
Cite this entry
APA

flag day. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flag%20day

MLA

“flag day.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flag%20day. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flag day,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flag%20day.

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