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Noun Concept
Categories: Christian crosses, Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the 1728 Cyclopaedia, Cross symbols, Andrew the Apostle, Heraldic ordinaries
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St. Andrew's cross  saltire  Saltire cross  Cross Saltire  crux decussata
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A cross resembling the letter x, with diagonal bars of equal length WordNet 3.0
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A cross resembling the letter x, with diagonal bars of equal length WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A saltire, also called Saint Andrew's Cross or the crux decussata, is a heraldic symbol in the form of a diagonal cross. Wikipedia
A heraldic symbol in the form of a diagonal cross, including a gallery of flags Wikipedia Disambiguation
Heraldic and Vexillogical symbol in the form of a diagonal cross Wikidata
An ordinary (geometric design) in the shape of an X. It usually occupies the entire field in which it is placed. Wiktionary
IS A
Cross
saint symbolism
honourable ordinary
crisscross
PART OF
heraldry
Flag of Burundi
Saint Patrick's Saltire
honourable ordinary
saltire and chief
HAS KIND
flag of Tenerife
Saint Alban's Cross
Saint Patrick's Saltire
flag of Valdivia
HAS INSTANCE
Cross of Burgundy
saltorel
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
The Nuttall Encyclopædia
NAMED AFTER
Andrew
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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St. Andrew's cross, saltire
Wikipedia
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saltire
Wikidata
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saltire
Wiktionary
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saltire
Wikipedia Redirections
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Cross Saltire, crux decussata, Cruz decussata, decussate cross, Saltire Cross, Saltire cross, X-cross, X-shaped cross, ☓
Wikidata Alias
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plain saltire, Saint Andrew's cross, sautoir, St. Andrew's cross, the Cross of St. Andrew

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