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Meaning of flag-burning | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

The act of burning a flag, especially the flag of a nation as an act of protest at that nation's activities.

countable, uncountable

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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