Meaning

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

    Banner

    зна́мяznámja, стягstjag, флагflag

    пра́порprápor, стягstjah, флагflah

  2. (broadly)The military unit under such a flag or standard.

  3. (broadly)A military or administrative subdivision.

  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.

    Spruchband, Transparent

    транспара́нтtransparánt, перетя́жкаperetjážka, растя́жкаrastjážka

    транспара́нтtransparánt, ба́нерbáner

  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.

    Spruchband, Transparent, Banderole

    транспара́нтtransparánt, плака́тplakát

    транспара́нтtransparánt, плака́тplakát

  6. (broadly, figuratively)A cause or purpose; a campaign or movement.

    They usually make their case under the banner of environmentalism.

    Banner, Fahne

    зна́мяznámja, флагflag

  7. The title of a newspaper as printed on its front page; the nameplate; masthead.

    a newspaper headline that runs across the full page

  8. (Internet)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.

    Banner, Werbebanner

    ба́ннерbánnɛr

    ба́нерbáner

  9. The principal standard of a knight.

    Standarte

    зна́мяznámja, флагflag

  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.

  12. One who bans something.

Examples

22 sentences
  1. We made a banner.

    ruМы сделали баннер.

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  2. There was a banner on the wall that said "Happy Birthday."

    deEs hing ein Transparent an der Wand, auf dem „Herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Geburtstag“ stand.

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  3. When Tom entered the room, he saw a large banner that said "Happy Birthday, Tom."

    deAls Tom den Raum betrat, sah er ein großes Spruchband, auf dem stand: „Herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Geburtstag, Tom!“

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  4. The street is decorated with banners.

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  5. Crowds filled the streets carrying banners.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
flag:
large sign:
large piece of cloth with a slogan or emblem carried in a demonstration or other procession:
Русский
By meaning 3
flag:
large sign:
large piece of cloth with a slogan or emblem carried in a demonstration or other procession:
Deutsch
By meaning 6
flag:
large sign:
large piece of cloth with a slogan or emblem carried in a demonstration or other procession:
cause or purpose; a campaign or movement:
advertisement on a web page:
principal standard of a knight:

Origin

From Middle English baner, from Old French baniere (Modern bannière), of Germanic origin.

From Middle English baner, from Old French baniere (Modern bannière), of Germanic origin. More at band.

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Forms

plural: banners
Singularbanner
Pluralbanners

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • long strip of cloth or paper used for decoration or advertising:streamer
  • any distinctive flag:standard
  • a newspaper headline that runs across the full page:streamer

Word family

23 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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