Meanings
nounflag-burning (countable and uncountable, plural flag-burnings)
plural flag-burnings
- countableuncountableThe act of burning a flag, especially the flag of a nation as an act of protest at that nation's activities.
Two small Taiwanese groups at far ends of the debate over relations with Beijing marked China's national day on Saturday with flag raisings and flag burnings, very opposite responses at a time of rising tension over the Taiwan Strait.
2022 October 1, Ann Wang, Ben Blanchard, “Flag raisings and burnings in Taiwan as some mark China's national day”, in Kim Coghill, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 01 Oct 2022, Asia Pacific
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