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white-blue-white flag

white-blue-white flag noun: a symbol of opposition to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the current government of Russia, used by Russian anti-war protesters online.

white-blue-white flag: a symbol of opposition to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the current government of Russia,...
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Noun

white-blue-white flag (plural white-blue-white flags)

  1. (neologism) A symbol of opposition to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the current government of Russia, used by Russian anti-war protesters online.
    • Thousands of Russians marched through Prague on Saturday, waving the white-blue-white flag that has become a symbol of protests against Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.2022 March 26, “Thousands of Russians in Prague Protest against War in Ukraine”, in Asharq Alawsat, English edition, London
    • “I love this idea,” Ponomarev said, pointing to the white-blue-white flag that forms the channel’s live studio backdrop. It is the Russian tricolour “minus the red blood”, he said.2022 June 7, Luke Harding, “Russian-language Ukrainian TV channel aims to topple Putin”, in The Guardian, page 20

Examples of white-blue-white flag in a sentence

  • They also waved white-blue-white flags, which have become a symbol of opposition to Russia's invasion.2023 January 22, “Russians living in Japan protest against Putin administration”, in BBC Monitoring Newsfile (wire feed):
  • (R) The patches with a white-blue-white flag and the logo of the Free Russia Legion are seen during a briefing in northern Ukraine, not far from the Russian border, on May 24, 2023.2023 May 26, Asami Terajima, “Belgorod incursion: Meet the anti-Kremlin militia behind the attack inside Russia”, in The Kyiv Independent...

Forms of white-blue-white flag

pluralwhite-blue-white flags

Questions about white-blue-white flag

What does white-blue-white flag mean?
White-blue-white flag means a symbol of opposition to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the current government of Russia, used by Russian anti-war protesters online.
How do you use white-blue-white flag in a sentence?
They also waved white-blue-white flags, which have become a symbol of opposition to Russia's invasion.
What part of speech is white-blue-white flag?
White-blue-white flag is a noun.
What is the plural of white-blue-white flag?
The plural of white-blue-white flag is white-blue-white flags.

Words near white-blue-white flag in the dictionary

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  2. white-bellied tit
  3. white-bellied tits
  4. white-billed diver
  5. white-billed divers
  6. white-blue-white flag
  7. white-box testing
  8. white-bread
  9. white-breasted hawk
  10. white-breasted hawks
  11. white-breasted nuthatch

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