Flags of the United Kingdom
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Flags of the United Kingdom are the various national and official ensigns and banners representing the UK and its constituent countries, most prominently the Union Jack.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Flags of the United Kingdom canonical | 4 |
| Flag of the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence | 1 |
| Flags of the UK | 1 |
| Union Flag for official purposes | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T330282 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Flags of the United Kingdom Context triple: [British Red Ensign, category, Flags of the United Kingdom]
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A.
Flag of England
The Flag of England is a simple red cross on a white field, known as the St George's Cross and historically associated with Saint George, the patron saint of England.
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B.
Flags of British Overseas Territories
Flags of British Overseas Territories are the official ensigns and symbols representing the various territories under British sovereignty around the world, typically incorporating elements of the Union Jack and local emblems.
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C.
Union Flag
The Union Flag, commonly known as the Union Jack, is the national flag of the United Kingdom, combining the crosses of England, Scotland, and (historically) Ireland into a single design.
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D.
Commonwealth flag
The Commonwealth flag is the official emblem of the Commonwealth of Nations, featuring a gold globe surrounded by radiating spears on a blue field to symbolize unity and cooperation among its member states.
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E.
British Red Ensign
The British Red Ensign is a historic maritime flag of England and later Great Britain, featuring a red field with the Union Jack in the canton, traditionally flown by British merchant and civilian vessels.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Flags of the United Kingdom Target entity description: Flags of the United Kingdom are the various national and official ensigns and banners representing the UK and its constituent countries, most prominently the Union Jack.
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A.
Flag of England
The Flag of England is a simple red cross on a white field, known as the St George's Cross and historically associated with Saint George, the patron saint of England.
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B.
Flags of British Overseas Territories
Flags of British Overseas Territories are the official ensigns and symbols representing the various territories under British sovereignty around the world, typically incorporating elements of the Union Jack and local emblems.
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C.
Union Flag
The Union Flag, commonly known as the Union Jack, is the national flag of the United Kingdom, combining the crosses of England, Scotland, and (historically) Ireland into a single design.
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D.
Commonwealth flag
The Commonwealth flag is the official emblem of the Commonwealth of Nations, featuring a gold globe surrounded by radiating spears on a blue field to symbolize unity and cooperation among its member states.
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E.
British Red Ensign
The British Red Ensign is a historic maritime flag of England and later Great Britain, featuring a red field with the Union Jack in the canton, traditionally flown by British merchant and civilian vessels.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (71)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flag collection
ⓘ
symbol set ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
British flags
ⓘ
Flags of the United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
Flags of the UK
|
| category | vexillology ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| governedBy |
College of Arms
ⓘ
Court of the Lord Lyon ⓘ |
| hasType |
civil ensigns
ⓘ
military flags ⓘ national flags ⓘ naval ensigns ⓘ royal standards ⓘ state ensigns ⓘ subnational flags ⓘ |
| includesFlag |
Adm of the Fleet
ⓘ
surface form:
Admiral of the Fleet flag
Flag of Akrotiri and Dhekelia ⓘ
surface form:
Akrotiri and Dhekelia flag
Flag of Anguilla ⓘ
surface form:
Anguilla flag
Flag of Ascension Island ⓘ
surface form:
Ascension Island flag
Bermuda flag ⓘ Blue Ensign ⓘ Flag of British Antarctic Territory ⓘ
surface form:
British Antarctic Territory flag
British Army flag ⓘ Flag of British Indian Ocean Territory ⓘ
surface form:
British Indian Ocean Territory flag
Flags of British Overseas Territories ⓘ
surface form:
British Overseas Territories flags
Flag of the British Virgin Islands ⓘ
surface form:
British Virgin Islands flag
Flag of the Cayman Islands ⓘ
surface form:
Cayman Islands flag
British Red Ensign ⓘ
surface form:
Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom
Commonwealth flag used in the UK ⓘ Council of Europe flag used in the UK ⓘ Crown Dependencies flags ⓘ British Red Ensign ⓘ
surface form:
Customs flag of the United Kingdom
Diplomatic Service flag ⓘ Flag of the Falkland Islands ⓘ
surface form:
Falkland Islands flag
Flag of England ⓘ Ulster Banner ⓘ
surface form:
Flag of Northern Ireland
Flag of Wales ⓘ Gibraltar flag ⓘ Government Service Ensign ⓘ Lord Lieutenant flags ⓘ British Red Ensign ⓘ
surface form:
Merchant Navy Red Ensign
Montserrat flag ⓘ NATO flag used in the UK ⓘ Flag of Pitcairn Islands ⓘ
surface form:
Pitcairn Islands flag
Prime Minister’s flag (Union Flag defaced with arms) ⓘ British Red Ensign ⓘ
surface form:
Red Ensign
RAF ensign ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Air Force Ensign
Flag of Wales ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Banner of Wales
Royal Cypher flags ⓘ White Ensign ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Navy White Ensign
Royal Arms of the Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Standard of Scotland
Royal Standard of the United Kingdom ⓘ Saint Helena flag ⓘ Scotland flag ⓘ Saltire ⓘ
surface form:
Scottish Government flag
Flag of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ⓘ
surface form:
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands flag
Flag of Tristan da Cunha ⓘ
surface form:
Tristan da Cunha flag
Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands ⓘ
surface form:
Turks and Caicos Islands flag
Ulster Banner ⓘ Union Flag ⓘ Union Flag defaced with badges ⓘ Welsh Government flag ⓘ White Ensign ⓘ |
| primaryNationalFlag | Union Flag ⓘ |
| regulatedBy | UK Flag Protocol ⓘ |
| symbolize |
United Kingdom sovereignty
ⓘ
constituent countries of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| usedBy |
British Armed Forces
ⓘ
British Overseas Territories ⓘ
surface form:
British Overseas Territories governments
British merchant shipping ⓘ UK government ⓘ
surface form:
United Kingdom government
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Referenced by (7)
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