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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

フラッグシップ

Pronunciation / Transliteration: furaggushippu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Flagship/ˈflæɡ.ʃɪp/
nounadjectiveCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #3450 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"これが今年の新フラッグシップ機です。"

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    The best or most important product, idea, building, etc., that an organization owns or produces.

    "The company is releasing its new flagship smartphone next month."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Originating in the late 18th century from the nautical term 'flag-ship', denoting the ship that carried the commanding admiral and flew his distinguishing flag. Over time, the term underwent a significant semantic shift, transitioning from naval warfare vocabulary into commercial and industrial terminology to describe the most important, highest-quality, or leading product in a company's line.

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