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banner.

A flag or standard used by a military commander, monarch or nation.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbænə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈbænɚ/US/ˈbænə/Australia, Southern-England/ˈbæːnə/Australia, Southern-England
  1. A flag or standard used by a military commander, monarch or nation.

  2. The military unit under such a flag or standard.

    broadly
  3. A military or administrative subdivision.

    broadly
  4. Any large sign, especially when made of soft material or fabric.

    The mayor hung a banner across Main Street to commemorate the town's 100th anniversary.
  5. A large piece of cloth with a slogan, motto, or emblem carried in a demonstration or other procession or suspended in some conspicuous place.

  6. A cause or purpose; a campaign or movement.

    broadly · figuratively
    They usually make their case under the banner of environmentalism.
  7. The title of a newspaper as printed on its front page; the nameplate; masthead.

  8. A type of advertisement on a web page or on television, usually taking the form of a graphic or animation above or alongside the content.

    Internet
  9. The principal standard of a knight.

  10. A type of administrative division in Inner Mongolia and Tuva, made during the Qing dynasty; at that time, Outer Mongolia and part of Xinjiang were also divided into banners.

    Hanggin Rear Banner, Bayannur, Inner Mongolia, China
  11. A particular pool of specific virtual items or characters, from which the players can draw randomly by paying in-game currency.

    I'll keep pulling on this banner until I get my favorite character.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *bandizder. Old French baniereder. Middle English baner English banner From Middle English baner, from Old French baniere (Modern bannière), of Germanic origin. More at band.

adj/ˈbænə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈbænɚ/US/ˈbænə/Australia, Southern-England/ˈbæːnə/Australia, Southern-England
  1. Exceptional; very good.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *bandizder. Old French baniereder. Middle English baner English banner From Middle English baner, from Old French baniere (Modern bannière), of Germanic origin. More at band.

verb/ˈbænə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈbænɚ/US/ˈbænə/Australia, Southern-England/ˈbæːnə/Australia, Southern-England
  1. To adorn with a banner.

    transitive
  2. To display as a banner headline.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *bandizder. Old French baniereder. Middle English baner English banner From Middle English baner, from Old French baniere (Modern bannière), of Germanic origin. More at band.

noun/ˈbænə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈbænɚ/US/ˈbænə/Australia, Southern-England/ˈbæːnə/Australia, Southern-England
  1. One who bans something.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English ban Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English banner From ban + -er.

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