Saint Andrew's cross

English

Noun

Saint Andrew's cross (plural Saint Andrew's crosses)

A diagonal cross, the figure of a cross that has a form of two intersecting oblique bars.
The national flag of Scotland

Synonyms

(diagonal cross): saltire
(diagonal cross): crux decussata

Translations

cross that has a form of two intersecting oblique bars

Catalan: creu de Sant Andreu f
Czech: andrijin križ m
Danish: andreaskors n
Dutch: andreaskruis (nl) n
French: croix de saint André (fr) f, sautoir (fr) m
German: Andreaskreuz (de) n
Greek: χίασμα n (chíasma)

Italian: croce di Sant'Andrea (it) f
Polish: krzyż świętego Andrzeja m
Portuguese: cruz de Santo André f
Scottish Gaelic: bratach na croise f
Spanish: cruz de San Andrés f, sotuer m, sautor m, aspa (es) f, cruz aspada f
Swedish: andreaskors (sv)

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