banner.
A flag or standard used by a military commander, monarch or nation.
Meaning & usage
A flag or standard used by a military commander, monarch or nation.
The military unit under such a flag or standard.
A military or administrative subdivision.
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.
A large piece of cloth with a slogan, motto, or emblem carried in a demonstration or other procession or suspended in some conspicuous place.
A cause or purpose; a campaign or movement.
They usually make their case under the banner of environmentalism.
The title of a newspaper as printed on its front page; the nameplate; masthead.
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.
The principal standard of a knight.
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
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.
Exceptional; very good.
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.
To adorn with a banner.
To display as a banner headline.
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.
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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