union jack

un·ion jack

U u

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [yoon-yuh n jak]
- /ˈyun yən dʒæk/
- /ˈjuːniən dʒæk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [yoon-yuh n jak]
- /ˈyun yən dʒæk/

Definitions of union jack words

noun union jack 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. 1
noun union jack (often initial capital letter) the British national flag. 1
noun union jack any flag the overall design of which is a union. 1
noun union jack United Kingdom national flag 1
countable noun union jack The Union Jack is the national flag of the United Kingdom. It consists of a blue background with red and white crosses on it. 0
noun union jack a national flag flown at the jackstaff of a vessel 0

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Origin of union jack

First appearance:

before 1665

One of the 47% oldest English words

First recorded in 1665-75

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Parts of speech for Union jack

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Union jack

union jack popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

union jack usage trend in Literature

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