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Union Jack

national flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Union Jack

Summary

Union Jack is a national flag[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Union Jack's image is recorded as Flag of the United Kingdom (3-5).svg[3].
  • Union Jack's image is recorded as Flag of the United Kingdom (1-2).svg[4].
  • Union Jack's instance of is recorded as national flag[5].
  • Union Jack's depicts is recorded as field[6].
  • Union Jack's depicts is recorded as saltire[7].
  • Union Jack's depicts is recorded as Saint Patrick's Saltire[8].
  • Union Jack's depicts is recorded as St George's Cross[9].
  • Union Jack's Commons category is recorded as National flag of the United Kingdom[10].
  • Union Jack's said to be the same as is recorded as flag of the United Kingdom[11].
  • Union Jack's color is recorded as azure[12].
  • Union Jack's color is recorded as gules[13].
  • Union Jack's color is recorded as argent[14].
  • Union Jack's has part is recorded as Saint Patrick's Saltire[15].
  • Union Jack's has part is recorded as St George's Cross[16].
  • Union Jack's has part is recorded as flag of England[17].
  • Union Jack's has part is recorded as flag of Scotland[18].
  • Union Jack's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01s922[19].
  • Union Jack's topic's main category is recorded as Category:National flag of the United Kingdom[20].
  • Union Jack's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as United Kingdom[21].
  • Union Jack's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[22].
  • Union Jack's described by source is recorded as The World Encyclopedia of Flags[23].
  • Union Jack's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Union-Flag[24].
  • Union Jack's BBC Things ID is recorded as 2cb688f7-2a1c-4ebb-9d80-7bd704468fab[25].
  • Union Jack's different from is recorded as Continental Union Flag[26].
  • Union Jack's hashtag is recorded as union_jack[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Union Jack's instance of is recorded as national flag[5].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Union Jack include Continental Union Flag[28], a design of the United States flag[29], in United States[30], founded in 1775[31].

Why It Matters

Union Jack has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Entities named for it include Continental Union Flag[28], a design of the United States flag[29], in United States[30], founded in 1775[31].

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . college-of-arms.gov.uk. college-of-arms.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . college-of-arms.gov.uk. college-of-arms.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . college-of-arms.gov.uk. college-of-arms.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . college-of-arms.gov.uk. college-of-arms.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . college-of-arms.gov.uk. college-of-arms.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . college-of-arms.gov.uk. college-of-arms.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . college-of-arms.gov.uk. college-of-arms.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . college-of-arms.gov.uk. college-of-arms.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . college-of-arms.gov.uk. college-of-arms.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . BBC Things. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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