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Flag Day

June 14, observed in the United States in commemoration of the adoption in 1777 of the official US flag.

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flag day

Brit a day on which money is collected by a charity and small flags, emblems, or stickers are given to contributors

Flag Day

(Historical Terms) June 14, the annual holiday in the US to celebrate the adoption in 1777 of the Stars and Stripes

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Flag′ Day`

June 14, the anniversary of the day (June 14, 1777) when Congress adopted the official U.S. flag.

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Flag Day - commemorating the adoption of the United States flag in 1777

June 14

day - a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance; "Mother's Day"

June - the month following May and preceding July

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flag day

n → giornata in cui si vendono bandierine per beneficenza

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