banner

Noun

1. A flag or standard used by a military commander, monarch or nation.
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.
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. (broadly, figuratively) A cause or purpose; a campaign or movement.
7. The title of a newspaper as printed on its front page; the nameplate; masthead.
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.
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.

Adj

Exceptional; very good.

Verb

1. (transitive) To adorn with a banner.
2. (transitive) To display as a banner headline.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbænə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: baner

In summary

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

Synonyms

flag

standard

ensign

pennant

streamer

colours

pennon

colors

insignia

sign

gonfalon

wainscot

panel

dashboard

banner headline

billboard

poster

emblem

luminary

made

model

placard

🪧

plank

road sign

semaphore

signboard

slogan

spear

successful

token

vane

vexillum

buntings

banner ad

standard petal

erect standard

banner petal

ad banner

badge

banderole

beacon

bill

board

bunting

choice

color

colour

exemplary

handbill

headline

Translations

bandera

Banner

stendardo

bannière

estandarte

drapeau

estandarte

estendard

étendard

Fahne

bandeira

bandiera

vlag

λάβαρο

banier

Sentences

His popular exhibitions went under the banner You've never seen anything like it !