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Definition of saltire noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

saltire

noun
 
/ˈsɔːltaɪə(r)/,
 
/ˈsæltaɪə(r)/
 
/ˈsɔːltaɪər/,
 
/ˈsæltaɪər/
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  1. [countable] a cross in the shape of an X, especially on a coat of arms or a flag
  2. the Saltire
     [singular] the flag of Scotland, which is a white saltire on a blue background
    3. Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French saultoir ‘stirrup cord, stile, saltire’, based on Latin saltare ‘to dance’.
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