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Meaning of "flagship" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FLAGSHIP

flagship  [ˈflæɡˌʃɪp] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FLAGSHIP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Flagship is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FLAGSHIP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

flagship

Flagship

A flagship is a vessel used by the commanding officer of a group of naval ships, reflecting the custom of its commander, characteristically a flag officer, flying a distinguishing flag. Used more loosely, it is the lead ship in a fleet of vessels, typically the first, largest, fastest, most heavily armed, or best known. Over the years, the term "flagship" has been borrowed in metaphoric form by industries such as broadcasting, automobiles, cell phones, education, national airlines, breweries and retailing to refer to their highest profile or most expensive products and outlets.

Definition of flagship in the English dictionary

The first definition of flagship in the dictionary is a ship, esp in a fleet, aboard which the commander of the fleet is quartered. Other definition of flagship is the most important ship belonging to a shipping company. Flagship is also a single item from a related group considered as the most important, often in establishing a public image.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FLAGSHIP


airship
ˈɛəˌʃɪp
authorship
ˈɔːθəˌʃɪp
battleship
ˈbætəlˌʃɪp
censorship
ˈsɛnsəˌʃɪp
championship
ˈtʃæmpɪənˌʃɪp
citizenship
ˈsɪtɪzənˌʃɪp
colleagueship
ˈkɒliːɡˌʃɪp
companionship
kəmˈpænjənˌʃɪp
dictatorship
dɪkˈteɪtəˌʃɪp
discipleship
dɪˈsaɪp əlˌʃɪp
externship
ˈɛkstɜːnˌʃɪp
fellowship
ˈfɛləʊˌʃɪp
generalship
ˈdʒɛnrəlˌʃɪp
horsemanship
ˈhɔːsmənˌʃɪp
lightship
ˈlaɪtˌʃɪp
membership
ˈmɛmbəˌʃɪp
rogueship
ˈrəʊɡˌʃɪp
spaceship
ˈspeɪsˌʃɪp
starship
ˈstɑːˌʃɪp
warship
ˈwɔːˌʃɪp

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FLAGSHIP

flagitious
flagitiously
flagitiousness
flagless
flagman
flagmen
flagon
flagpole
flagrance
flagrancy
flagrant
flagrante delicto
flagrantly
flagrantness
flags
Flagstad
flagstaff
flagstaves
flagstick
flagstone

WORDS THAT END LIKE FLAGSHIP

craftsmanship
dealership
dogship
entrepreneurship
friendship
internship
kingship
leadership
longship
ownership
partnership
place of worship
relationship
scholarship
ship
sponsorship
stewardship
township
workmanship
worship

Synonyms and antonyms of flagship in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «flagship» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FLAGSHIP

Find out the translation of flagship to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of flagship from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «flagship» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

旗舰
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

buque insignia
570 millions of speakers

English

flagship
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रमुख
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الرئيسية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

флагманский
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

flagship
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পোত-নায়কের জাহাজ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vaisseau amiral
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Perdana
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Flaggschiff
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

フラッグシップ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

주력
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Unggulan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hàng đầu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தலைமை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रमुख
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

amiral gemisi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nave ammiraglia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sztandarowym
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

флагманський
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pilot
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ναυαρχίδα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vlagskip
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

flaggskepp
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

flaggskip
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of flagship

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FLAGSHIP»

The term «flagship» is very widely used and occupies the 14.724 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FLAGSHIP» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about flagship

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3 QUOTES WITH «FLAGSHIP»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word flagship.
1
Carson Daly
It's hard to be a breakout show and stay on top. We're like the flagship show over here.
2
Vayalar Ravi
Our policy is not to discourage the private sector, but to see that Air India plays the role of flagship in the industry. In the transport sector, Air India is the 'fate of India' and all efforts will be made to restore its past glory.
3
Lee Westwood
The Singapore Open is the flagship event of the Asian Tour, it is a massive event and it is being played in a great place. I love coming here and it is good to be back.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FLAGSHIP»

Discover the use of flagship in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to flagship and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Marketing the City: The role of flagship developments in ...
This book assesses the value of flagship developments and draws out lessons for best policy and practice.
H. Smyth, 2005
2
Multinationals as Flagship Firms : Regional Business ...
In this book Professors Alan Rugman and Joseph D'Cruz bridge the literature on networks and multinationals by introducing the new concept of the flagship firm.
Alan M. Rugman, Joseph R. D'Cruz, 2003
3
Conservation by Proxy: Indicator, Umbrella, Keystone, ...
It is the first book to review and bring together literature on more than fifteen types of surrogate species, enabling us to assess their role in conservation and offering guidelines on how they can be used most effectively.
Tim Caro, 2010
4
Flagship Marketing: Concepts and Places
In times of recession, the sustainability of all marketing expenditure tends to be questioned, and so it has proved with the concept of the brand flagship as a marketing expense. The demise of the Dr Martens store in Covent Garden has already ...
Tony Kent, Reva Brown, 2009
5
A Balancing Act: An Exploration of how a Public Flagship ...
Taken together, these and other case findings indicate that the orienting framework was a valid and useful theoretical orientation.
Cassandra Carol Lewis, 2007
6
Murdoch's Flagship
Murdoch's Flagship provides the first in-depth overview of the Australian, mapping its uneven and uncharted progress across its first three decades.
Denis Cryle, 2008
7
Flagship History - Italy 1815-1943
This new title offers factual and interpretive material from the Vienna Settlement to the fall of Mussolini.
Derrick Murphy, Terry Morris, 2008
8
Retail Product Management: Buying and Merchandising
The role of the flagship store is essentially about retail brand building and reinforcement rather than profitability. The media coverage that flagship stores attract adds to the communications process. When entering new international markets, ...
Rosemary Varley, 2006
9
The International Encyclopedia of Mutual Funds, Closed-end ...
Fund Name Nuveen Flagship AIl-Amer A Nuveen Flagship A2 Muni A Nuveen Flagship CO Muni A Nuveen Flagship CT Muni A Nuveen Flagship FL Muni A Nuveen Flagship GA Muni A Nuveen Flagship Interm A Nuveen Flagship KS Muni A ...
Peter W. Madlem, Thomas K. Sykes, 2000
10
The Last Voyage of the Karluk, Flagship of Vilhjalmar ...
CHAPTER I THE EXPEDITION AND ITS OBJECTS We did not all come back.
Hartley Burr Alexander, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FLAGSHIP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term flagship is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Nakumatt will be reopening its flagship Westgate outlet after 2 years …
Nakumatt will be reopening its flagship Westgate outlet on Saturday next week as the shopping mall's opens its doors almost 2 years after ... «The Standard Digital News, Jul 15»
2
Oiselle Opens Flagship Store in Seattle
Seattle women's running apparel company Oiselle opened its first store in the city's University Village neighborhood on Thursday, according to ... «Outside Magazine, Jul 15»
3
Xiaomi to introduce next flagship Mi5 on July 16
The leading Chinese smartphone manufacturer, Xiaomi has teased its fans for an upcoming event on July 16, through a social networking site ... «TeCake, Jul 15»
4
OnePlus 2: Key technical specifications of next-gen flagship killer …
Chinese smartphone company OnePlus, which is slated to officially launch the sequel to its popular One smartphone, called OnePlus 2 by ... «International Business Times UK, Jul 15»
5
First drive: 2016 Geely Emgrand GC9 “Flagship Sedan” in the UAE
Known as the Emgrand Borui GC9 elsewhere, we were introduced to the car as the “Geely Flagship Sedan”, as the final name for the GCC ... «DriveArabia.com News & Views, Jul 15»
6
InterContinental sells Hong Kong flagship hotel for $938 million
InterContinental Hotels Group's disposal of a slew of trophy buildings has gathered pace, after it agreed the $938 million (£607 million) sale of ... «Evening Standard, Jul 15»
7
Renewable Energy Sector 'Undermined' By George Osborne As …
Shadow Energy Sector Caroline Flint hit out at the Chancellor after one of the UK's flagship turbine manufacturers announced it was closing its ... «Huffington Post UK, Jul 15»
8
Lidl proposes flagship store
A 'FLAGSHIP' supermarket may be built in a former council building to employ up to 32 full and part-time staff. «Weston & Somerset Mercury, Jul 15»
9
Sony Xperia Z5 Rumors, Specs: Unannounced Android Flagship
Last year, in an attempt to match the specs of the latest Samsung flagship, Sony launched two flagships -- the Xperia Z3 and Z4, with minimal ... «Christian Post, Jul 15»
10
Samsung just moved up the release date of its flagship phone
The Korean cellphone manufacturer is pushing the release date of the newest version of its iconic smartphone, the Galaxy Note, to mid-August. «Komando, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Flagship [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/flagship>. May 2024 ».
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