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Union Jack
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Union Jack
1. a common name for Union flag: the national flag of the United Kingdom being a composite design composed of St George's Cross (England), St Andrew's Cross (Scotland), and Saint Patrick's Cross (Ireland)
2. a national flag flown at the jackstaff of a vessel

Union Jack
British national flag. [Br. Culture: Misc.]
See : Britain


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Union Jacks is the first comprehensive account of ordinary Civil War sailors.
By the finish, he had the crowd on his side, with the possible exception of the dozens of Lewis supporters wearing English soccer jerseys and waving Union Jacks.
So for the left-leaning Labour Party to feature the red white and blue so prominently was a real turnaround, the latest in a bewildering blur of Union Jacks across the media: what began as a half-serious polemic - to boost British pop in the face of grunge and techno - has become a political battleground.
 
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