rainbow flag noun5 •A rainbow-striped flag, typically consisting of six horizontal bars (from top to bottom: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet), used as a symbol of LGBT pride and LGBT social movements.The rainbow flag flies especially proudly in 'Boystown,' along Santa Monica Blvd in West Hollywood (WeHo). Dozens of high-energy bars, cafés, restaurants, gyms and clubs flank this strip […] — 2009 •A rainbow-striped flag used as an international symbol of peace. •The flag of South Africa.We are pleased to be sending off our hard working teams to go and represent the nation abroad, and fly the rainbow flag high. — 2012 •A wiphala.This new national identity is manifested by the rainbow flag known as the Wiphala in the Aymara language and is anchored in several zones, such as El Alto, and in the indigenous communities. — 2005 •(no longer used, historical) The flag of the First Republic of China, used between 1912 and 1928, consisting of red, yellow, blue, white, and black stripes.[…] but each Chinese patriot following me will bear, as I bear before you my beloved Chinese rainbow flag, which has come to its life because of the Stars and Stripes. (Displaying the two flags.) — 1924 formsrainbow flags
