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flagstaff

name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈflæɡstæf/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈflæɡstɑːf/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: F L AE1 G S T AE2 F Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A city, the county seat of Coconino County, Arizona, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

A town in Victoria, Australia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A pole on which a flag is raised.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 1988, Rhodes Boyson, Hansard, 7 June, 1988, Criminal Justice Bill, https://web.archive.org/web/20190212095659/https://www.hansard-corpus.org/ The abolition of the death penalty has been the flagstaff of the permissive society. We know what that has meant for the people of this country. Local newspapers are full of articles about robbery, murder, rape and, literally, pillage.

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4

noun

Meaning 4

a tall staff or pole on which a flag is raised

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: flagpole

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: staff

5

noun

Meaning 5

a town in north central Arizona; site of an important observatory

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: town

History

Etymology

From flag + staff, see flagstaff.

From flag + staff.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Marathi: फ्लॅगस्टाफ (phlĕgasṭāph) — city in Arizona
  • Navajo: Kin Łání — city in Arizona
  • Navajo: Kinłání — city in Arizona
  • Navajo: Kinłání Dookʼoʼoosłííd Biyaagi — city in Arizona
Real reading context

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