See Civil flag, State flag.
In general, a flag representing an independent state, especially a nation-state. Although the term is chiefly applied to the flag use by private citizens, either on land or at sea, it is frequently applied to a design used in any one of six principal functions: CIVIL ENSIGN, CIVIL FLAG, STATE ENSIGN, STATE FLAG, WAR ENSIGN, WAR FLAG.
an emblem flown as a symbol of nationality
a flag which symbolises a country and which can be flown by citizens of that country
a flag which symbolises a country and which can usually be flown by (A native or naturalized member of a state or other
a flag which symbolises a country and which can usually be flown by citizens of thatcountry
an example of a symbol that stands for or makes concrete the abstraction of the nation
a political symbol and, imo, can be used as a target or tool in any number of ways
a simple, effective way of identifying both individual citizens and the nation as a whole - expressing its collective will and SOVEREIGNTY
a symbol of a country, but a country does not have intrinsic value, even though a flag could still be symbolically valuable for her patriotic citizens
A national flag is the flag of a country.
The flag flown by citizens of the country and is usually used to represent the country abroad. For some countries the state flag would be used instead (eg. Argentina, Haiti and Spain). Many countries, for example the United States, only have national flags, using them for all purposes, including on vessels.
the flag carried by a ship to show her nationality.
A national flag is a flag that symbolises a country and that can usually be flown by citizens of that country.