Union Jack - traducción al griego
![The [[1888–89 New Zealand Native football team]] pose in front of the [[flag of the United Tribes of New Zealand]] and the Union Jack, 1889](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/1888-1889 Natives Tour.jpg?width=200 "The [[1888–89 New Zealand Native football team]] pose in front of the [[flag of the United Tribes of New Zealand]] and the Union Jack, 1889")
![new year march]] in Hong Kong](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/2014 Hong Kong new year march 11.jpg?width=200 "new year march]] in Hong Kong")
![A soldier in a military hospital in [[Harrow, London]], with a Union Jack displayed in the right background, 1922](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/A soldier sitting in a room in a military hospital in Harrow Wellcome V0029742.jpg?width=200 "A soldier in a military hospital in [[Harrow, London]], with a Union Jack displayed in the right background, 1922")
![Map of the [[British Empire]] from 1910, with the ensigns and emblems of several British dominions and colonies displayed](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Arthur Mees Flags of A Free Empire 1910 Cornell CUL PJM 1167 01.jpg?width=200 "Map of the [[British Empire]] from 1910, with the ensigns and emblems of several British dominions and colonies displayed")
![The Union Jack and the [[flag of Bermuda]] flown from [[Fort St. Catherine]] in Bermuda, 2016](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Bermuda (UK) image number 145 Fort St. Catherine's with flags flying.jpg?width=200 "The Union Jack and the [[flag of Bermuda]] flown from [[Fort St. Catherine]] in Bermuda, 2016")
![6}} during the [[Battle of Trafalgar]] in 1805, which took place several years after the second Union Jack was adopted.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/British flag flown from HMS Spartiate during the Battle of Trafalgar.jpg?width=200 "6}} during the [[Battle of Trafalgar]] in 1805, which took place several years after the second Union Jack was adopted.")
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![The [[Protectorate Jack]], flag used by [[The Protectorate]] from 1658 to 1660](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Flag of the Commonwealth (1658-1660).svg?width=200 "The [[Protectorate Jack]], flag used by [[The Protectorate]] from 1658 to 1660")
![[[Geri Halliwell]] of the [[Spice Girls]] wearing a remake of the Union Jack dress she wore at the [[1997 Brit Awards]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Geri Halliwell in concert cropped.jpg?width=200 "[[Geri Halliwell]] of the [[Spice Girls]] wearing a remake of the Union Jack dress she wore at the [[1997 Brit Awards]]")
.JPG?width=200 "The Union Jack, with the flags of the European Union and Gibraltar on its sides. The Union Flag is placed in a raised, central position.")
![[[Hartland Covered Bridge]] in 2008. The Royal Union Flag on top of the bridge is positioned to the right of the flag of Canada and the provincial flag, in accordance with protocol.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Hartland covered bridge 2008.jpg?width=200 "[[Hartland Covered Bridge]] in 2008. The Royal Union Flag on top of the bridge is positioned to the right of the flag of Canada and the provincial flag, in accordance with protocol.")
![The Union Flag flying on a flagpole atop [[Hillsborough Castle]] in 2022](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Hillsborough Castle (flag flying day).jpg?width=200 "The Union Flag flying on a flagpole atop [[Hillsborough Castle]] in 2022")
![The former [[flag of the Hudson's Bay Company]], used from 1801 to 1965.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Hudsons Bay Company Flag.svg?width=200 "The former [[flag of the Hudson's Bay Company]], used from 1801 to 1965.")
![A portrait of King [[George III]] in 1800. A proclamation by George III in 1801 refers to the design as the ''Union Flag''.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/King George III by Sir William Beechey.jpg?width=200 "A portrait of King [[George III]] in 1800. A proclamation by George III in 1801 refers to the design as the ''Union Flag''.")
![Canada-U.S. border]], 1899. The Union Flag was the formal flag of Canada until 1965.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/North-West Mounted Police standing next to American and British flags marking the boundary between Alaska and British Columbia (HEGG 446).jpeg?width=200 "Canada-U.S. border]], 1899. The Union Flag was the formal flag of Canada until 1965.")
![The Royal Union Flag next to the [[flag of Canada]] during a [[Remembrance Day]] parade in [[Stirling, Ontario]], 2009](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Remembrance Day Stirling 2009 0026 (4096273326).jpg?width=200 "The Royal Union Flag next to the [[flag of Canada]] during a [[Remembrance Day]] parade in [[Stirling, Ontario]], 2009")
![Parliament House]], 1931](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/SLNSW 6429 First Australianborn Governor General Sir Isaac Isaccs takes the salute from the steps of the then new Parliament House his AidedeCamp Captain Bracegirdle on left the press photographer is Alec Bell.jpg?width=200 "Parliament House]], 1931")
![The [[cross of Saint Patrick]] was incorporated into the Union Jack in 1801 to represent Ireland. However, the imminent creation of the [[Irish Free State]] in 1922 saw some people question the continued placement of the cross on the Union Jack.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg?width=200 "The [[cross of Saint Patrick]] was incorporated into the Union Jack in 1801 to represent Ireland. However, the imminent creation of the [[Irish Free State]] in 1922 saw some people question the continued placement of the cross on the Union Jack.")
![tam o' shanter]] on top of it](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Scottish and British.jpg?width=200 "tam o' shanter]] on top of it")
.jpg?width=200 "A portrait of a ship, with the Union Jack placed on a jackstaff at the ship's bow, 1637")
![One suggested redesign of the Union Jack with the red dragon from the [[flag of Wales]] added in the centre](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Union Flag (including Wales).svg?width=200 "One suggested redesign of the Union Jack with the red dragon from the [[flag of Wales]] added in the centre")
![A Union Jack at half-mast after the [[death of Elizabeth II]] in September 2022](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Union Jack at half mast, Island Harbour marina, Isle of Wight, England (2).jpg?width=200 "A Union Jack at half-mast after the [[death of Elizabeth II]] in September 2022")
![Union Jacks on two flagpoles hanging off of a building in [[Surrey]], 2012](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Union Jacks in Godalming - geograph.org.uk - 3028373.jpg?width=200 "Union Jacks on two flagpoles hanging off of a building in [[Surrey]], 2012")
.svg?width=200 "alt=Red cross with white border over a white saltire and dark blue background.")
![The pennant flying on [[Britannia]]'s boat in this 1793 [[James Gillray]] cartoon is considerably different from the present flag.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/GillrayBritannia.jpg?width=200 "The pennant flying on [[Britannia]]'s boat in this 1793 [[James Gillray]] cartoon is considerably different from the present flag.")
![Gillray]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/A-Block-for-the-Wigs-Gillray.jpeg?width=200 "Gillray]]")
![''Side by side {{En dash}} Britannia!'' 1918 [[lithograph]] by [[James Montgomery Flagg]], showing [[Uncle Sam]] and [[Britannia]] with a Union Jack shield](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Side by side - Britannia! Britain's Day Dec. 7th 1918 - James Montgomery Flagg 1918 ; American Lithographic Co. N.Y. LCCN2002712329 (cropped).jpg?width=200 "''Side by side {{En dash}} Britannia!'' 1918 [[lithograph]] by [[James Montgomery Flagg]], showing [[Uncle Sam]] and [[Britannia]] with a Union Jack shield")
![Trade union demonstrators held at bay by soldiers during the 1912 [[Lawrence textile strike]] in [[Lawrence, Massachusetts]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/1912 Lawrence Textile Strike 1.jpg?width=200 "Trade union demonstrators held at bay by soldiers during the 1912 [[Lawrence textile strike]] in [[Lawrence, Massachusetts]]")
![[[Cesar Chavez]] speaking at a 1974 [[United Farm Workers]] rally in [[Delano, California]]. The UFW during Chavez's tenure was committed to restricting immigration.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Cesar chavez2.jpg?width=200 "[[Cesar Chavez]] speaking at a 1974 [[United Farm Workers]] rally in [[Delano, California]]. The UFW during Chavez's tenure was committed to restricting immigration.")
![Luddite riots]] when unemployed workers destroyed labour-saving machines.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/FrameBreaking-1812.jpg?width=200 "Luddite riots]] when unemployed workers destroyed labour-saving machines.")
![A rally of the trade union [[UNISON]] in [[Oxford]] during a strike on 28 March 2006](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Unison strike rally Oxford 20060328.jpg?width=200 "A rally of the trade union [[UNISON]] in [[Oxford]] during a strike on 28 March 2006")
Wikipedia
The Union Jack, or Union Flag, is the de facto national flag of the United Kingdom. Although no law has been passed making the Union Flag the official national flag of the United Kingdom, it has effectively become such through precedent. It is sometimes asserted that the term Union Jack properly refers only to naval usage, but this assertion was dismissed by the Flag Institute in 2013 following historical investigations. The flag has official status in Canada, by parliamentary resolution, where it is known as the Royal Union Flag. It is the national flag of all British overseas territories, being localities within the British state, or realm, although local flags have also been authorised for most, usually comprising the blue or red ensign with the Union Flag in the canton and defaced with the distinguishing arms of the territory. These may be flown in place of, or along with (but taking precedence after) the national flag. Governors of British Overseas Territories have their own personal flags, which are the Union Flag with the distinguishing arms of the colony at the centre. The Union Flag also appears in the canton (upper flagpole-side quarter) of the flags of several nations and territories that are former British possessions or dominions, as well as in the flag of the US State of Hawaii, which has no such connection.
The origins of the earlier flag of Great Britain date back to 1606. King James VI of Scotland had inherited the English and Irish thrones in 1603 as James I, thereby uniting the crowns of England, Scotland, and Ireland in a personal union, although the three kingdoms remained separate states. On 12 April 1606, a new flag to represent this regal union between England and Scotland was specified in a royal decree, according to which the flag of England, a red cross on a white background, known as St George's Cross, and the flag of Scotland, a white saltire (X-shaped cross, or St Andrew's Cross) on a blue background, would be joined, forming the flag of England and Scotland for maritime purposes.
The present design of the Union Flag dates from a Royal proclamation following the union of Great Britain and Ireland in 1801. The flag combines aspects of three older national flags: the red cross of St George for the Kingdom of England, the white saltire of St Andrew for Scotland and the red saltire of St Patrick to represent Ireland. Although the Republic of Ireland is no longer part of the United Kingdom, Northern Ireland is.
There are no symbols representing Wales in the flag, making Wales the only home nation with no direct representation, as at the time of the Laws in Wales Acts 1535 and 1542 (creating legal union with England) the concept of national flags was in its infancy. The Welsh Dragon was however adopted as a supporter in the royal coat of arms of England used by the Tudor dynasty from 1485.
