banner
Meanings
noun
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
adj
- Exceptional; very good.
verb
- To adorn with a banner.
- To display as a banner headline.
noun
- One who bans something.
name
- A surname originating as an occupation for a standard-bearer.
Pronunciation
Word forms
Etymology
From Middle English baner, from Old French baniere (Modern bannière), of Germanic origin. More at band.
Derived words
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