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Bear Flag

Bear Flag proper noun: the flag raised at Sonoma in 1846 during the Bear Flag Revolt.

bear flag: the flag raised at Sonoma in 1846 during the Bear Flag Revolt
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Proper noun

Bear Flag

  1. The flag raised at Sonoma in 1846 during the Bear Flag Revolt.
  2. The current flag of California, based on that flag.

Origin of Bear Flag

From the presence of the grizzly bear on the flag.

Questions about Bear Flag

What does Bear Flag mean?
Bear Flag means the flag raised at Sonoma in 1846 during the Bear Flag Revolt.
What part of speech is Bear Flag?
Bear Flag is a proper noun.

Words near Bear Flag in the dictionary

  1. bear dances
  2. bear date
  3. bear down
  4. bear down on
  5. bear false witness
  6. Bear Flag
  7. bear fruit
  8. bear garden
  9. bear gardens
  10. bear garlic
  11. bear hang

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