Flag-burning
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Flag-burning is a noun meaning The act of burning a flag, especially the flag of a nation as an act of protest at that nation's activities.
Meaning
The act of burning a flag, especially the flag of a nation as an act of protest at that nation's activities.
Example Sentences
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.
Word Forms
- flag-burnings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include burn, book-burning, torching, bonfire, flaming, self-immolation.
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