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banner

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English

banner
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Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbænə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈbænɚ/
• (Southern England, Australia) IPA^(key): (etymology 1) /ˈbænə/, (etymology 2) /ˈbæːnə/

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• Rhymes: -ænə(ɹ)
• Homophone: banter (some North American dialects)

Etymology 1

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

Noun

banner (plural banners)

1. A flag or standard used by a military commander, monarch or nation.
   • 1965, Herbert, Frank, Dune‎ (Science Fiction), New York: Ace Books, OCLC 15383013, page 112‎:

     “To hold Arrakis,” the Duke said, “one is faced with decisions that may cost one his self-respect.” He pointed out the window to the Atreides green and black banner hanging limply from a staff at the edge of the landing field. "That honorable banner could come to mean many evil things."

2. (by extension) The military unit under such a flag or standard.
3. (by extension) 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.

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. (by extension, figurative) A cause or purpose; a campaign or movement.

   They usually make their case under the banner of environmentalism.

7. (journalism) The title of a newspaper as printed on its front page; the nameplate; masthead.
8. (Internet, television) 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.

   Coordinate terms: interstitial, popup

9. (heraldry) 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

Derived terms

• ad banner
• banner ad
• banner blindness
• banner carrier
• banner cloud
• Banner County
• banner exchange
• banner lord
• bannerman
• banner repeater
• banner roll
• banner year
• red banner
• snow banner

 

Translations

flag

Arabic: رَايَة‎ f (rāya), عَلَم‎ (ar) m (ʿalam) Egyptian Arabic: بنديرة‎ f (bandēra) Azerbaijani: bayraq (az), ələm Bulgarian: зна́ме (bg) n (známe), флаг (bg) m (flag) Catalan: bandera (ca) f, banderola (ca) f, estendard (ca) m, gomfaró m Cherokee: ᎦᏓᏘ (gadati) Chinese: Mandarin: 旗子 (zh) (qízi), 旗 (zh) (qí), 旗幟／旗帜 (zh) (qízhì) Czech: prapor (cs) m Danish: banner (da) Dutch: vlag (nl) n, banier (nl) n, dundoek (nl) Esperanto: rubando Estonian: lahingulipp Finnish: sotalippu (fi) French: bannière (fr) f Georgian: დროშა (ka) (droša) German: Banner (de) n Greek: σημαία (el) f (simaía), λάβαρο (el) n (lávaro) Ancient: σημαία f (sēmaía) Hebrew: דֶּגֶל‎ (he) m (dégel), נֵס‎ (he) m (nés) Hungarian: lobogó (hu) Indonesian: bendera (id) Italian: stendardo (it) m, vessillo (it) m Japanese: 旗 (ja) (はた, hata), 旗幟 (ja) (きし, kishi) Khmer: ទង់ (km) (tŭəng) Kurdish: Central Kurdish: ئاڵا‎ (ku) (alla) Kyrgyz: туу (ky) n (tuu), желек (ky) m (jelek) Lao: ທຸງ (lo) (thung) Latin: vexillum n Latvian: karogs (lv) m Macedonian: бајрак m (bajrak), знаме n (zname) Malay: bendera (ms), pepanji Manchu: ᡴᡳᡵᡠ (kiru), ᡤᡡᠰᠠ (gūsa) Maori: kara, haki Mongolian: Cyrillic: туг (mn) (tug) Mongolian: ᠲᠤᠭ (tug) Nahuatl: annotata Norwegian: flagg (no) n Old English: fana m Oromo: alaabaa Ottoman Turkish: بیراق‎ (bayrak), سنجاق‎ (sancak), لوا‎ (liva), علم‎ (alem) Persian: پرچم‎ (fa) (parčam) Polish: sztandar (pl) m, flaga (pl) f Portuguese: bandeira (pt) f, estandarte (pt) m Romanian: steag (ro) n, drapel (ro) n, stindard (ro) n, flamură (ro) f Russian: зна́мя (ru) n (známja), стяг (ru) m (stjag), флаг (ru) m (flag) Scottish Gaelic: bratach f Southern Altai: ту (tu) Spanish: bandera (es) f, estandarte (es) m Swedish: baner (sv) n, fana (sv) c Tagalog: bandila (tl), pindol; watawat Tocharian B: waipe Turkish: bayrak (tr) Ukrainian: пра́пор (uk) m (prápor), стяг m (stjah), флаг m (flah), знаме́но n (znaméno), знамено́ n (znamenó) Vietnamese: cờ (vi), lá cờ, ngọn (vi), ngọn cờ West Frisian: flagge (fy) c

large sign

Arabic: لَافِتَة‎‎ f (lāfita) Armenian: պաստառ (hy) (pastaṙ) Belarusian: транспара́нт m (transparánt) Bulgarian: транспара́нт m (transparánt) Catalan: pancarta f Chinese: Mandarin: 橫幅／横幅 (zh) (héngfú) Czech: transparent (cs) m Danish: banner (da) Finnish: banderolli (fi), mainoskangas French: banderole (fr) f German: Spruchband n, Transparent (de) n Greek: πανό (el) n (panó) Hebrew: שֶׁלֶט‎ (he) m (shélet) Indonesian: banner Italian: striscione (it) m Macedonian: транспаре́нт m (transparént) Malay: kain rentang, sepanduk Norwegian: banner m Old English: cumbol n Ottoman Turkish: پانو‎ (pano) Persian: بنر‎ (fa) (baner) Polish: transparent (pl) m Portuguese: banner (pt) m, letreiro (pt) m Russian: транспара́нт (ru) m (transparánt), (long, across a street) перетя́жка (ru) f (peretjážka), растя́жка (ru) f (rastjážka), ба́ннер (ru) m (bánnɛr) Spanish: pancarta (es) f Swedish: banderoll (sv) c Ukrainian: транспара́нт m (transparánt), ба́нер (uk) m (báner) Vietnamese: cờ (vi), bảng (vi)

large piece of cloth with a slogan or emblem carried in a demonstration or other procession

Arabic: مُلْصَق‎ m (mulṣaq) Armenian: պաստառ (hy) (pastaṙ) Belarusian: транспара́нт m (transparánt), плака́т m (plakát) Bulgarian: плака́т (bg) m (plakát) Catalan: bandera (ca) f, banderola (ca) f, estendard (ca) m, gomfaró m Chinese: Mandarin: 標語／标语 (zh) (biāoyǔ) Czech: transparent (cs) m Danish: banner (da) Finnish: banderolli (fi), julistekangas, julistenauha French: banderole (fr) f German: Spruchband n, Transparent (de) n, Banderole (de) f Greek: λάβαρο (el) n (lávaro) Hebrew: שֶׁלֶט‎ (he) m (shélet) Italian: striscione (it) m Japanese: プラカード (purakādo), 懸垂幕 (けんすいまく, kensuimaku), バナー (ja) (banā) Korean: 플래카드 (peullaekadeu), 현수막(懸垂幕) (hyeonsumak), 배너 (baeneo) Macedonian: транспаре́нт m (transparént) Malay: kain rentang, sepanduk Nahuatl: annotata Norwegian: fane (no) m Old English: cumbol n Polish: sztandar (pl) m, transparent (pl) m Portuguese: estandarte (pt) m Russian: транспара́нт (ru) m (transparánt), плака́т (ru) m (plakát) Spanish: pancarta (es) f Swedish: banderoll (sv) c, fana (sv) c Ukrainian: транспара́нт m (transparánt), плака́т m (plakát) Vietnamese: biểu ngữ (vi)

cause or purpose; a campaign or movement

Catalan: estendard (ca) m Czech: prapor (cs) m Finnish: tunnus (fi), lippu (fi) French: bannière (fr) f German: Banner (de) n, Fahne (de) f Greek: σημαία (el) f (simaía) Hebrew: נֵס‎ (he) m (nés), מַטָּרָה‎ (he) f (matará) Italian: vessillo (it) m Norwegian: fane (no) m Portuguese: bandeira (pt) f Russian: зна́мя (ru) n (známja), флаг (ru) m (flag) Spanish: estandarte (es) m Swedish: baner (sv) n, fana (sv) c, banderoll (sv) c Vietnamese: ngọn (vi), ngọn cờ, vận động (vi), chiến dịch (vi)

advertisement on a web page

Arabic: إِعْلَان‎ m (ʾiʿlān) Bulgarian: ба́нер m (báner) Catalan: banner (ca) m Danish: banner (da) c, bannerreklame c Esperanto: reklamrubando, reklamilo Finnish: banneri (fi), mainosbanneri, mainospalkki French: bannière (fr) f German: Banner (de) n, Werbebanner n Hebrew: מוֹדָעָה‎ (he) f (moda'á), פִּירְסוֹמֶת \\ פִּרְסֹמֶת‎ f (pirsómet), כְּרָזָה‎ f (k'razá) Icelandic: borði (is) m Japanese: バナー (ja) (banā) Korean: 배너 (baeneo) Marathi: बॅनर m (bĕnar) Norwegian: banner m Polish: baner (pl) m, banner (pl) m Portuguese: banner (pt) m Russian: ба́ннер (ru) m (bánnɛr) Spanish: banner publicitario m Vietnamese: hình quảng cáo

principal standard of a knight

Catalan: estendard (ca) m, gomfaró m Czech: zástava f Danish: standart, rytterfane Dutch: standaard (nl) n Estonian: standart Finnish: standaari (fi) French: banière f German: Standarte (de) f Italian: stendardo (it) m Khmer: ទង់ (km) (tŭəng) Macedonian: знаме n (zname), бајрак m (bajrak), штанда́рта f (štandárta) Portuguese: estandarte (pt) m Russian: зна́мя (ru) n (známja), флаг (ru) m (flag) Swedish: standar (sv) n Vietnamese: cờ (vi)

administrative division

Chinese: Mandarin: 旗 (zh), 旂／旗 (zh) (qí) Mongolian: Cyrillic: хошуу (mn) (xošuu) Mongolian: ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ (qosiɣu) Tuvan: кожуун (kojuun)

Adjective

banner (not comparable)

1. Exceptional; very good.
   • 1853, New-Hampshire Missionary Society, Annual Report of the Trustees of the New Hampshire Missionary Society, Volumes 50-57‎, volume 53, Steam power press of McFarland & Jenks, page 16:

     The year just closed has been the banner year for New-Hampshire Home Missions. The amount raised for the cause is $505,38 more than ever was raised before in any one year.

   • 2016, David M. Kennedy, Lizabeth Cohen, Mel Piehl, The Brief American Pageant: A History of the Republic (page 73)

     The Zenger decision was a banner achievement for freedom of the press. It pointed the way to the kind of open public discussion required by the diverse society that colonial New York already was and that all America was to become.

Translations

exceptional; very good

Arabic: مُمْتَاز‎ (mumtāz) Bulgarian: отличен (bg) (otličen), изключителен (bg) (izključitelen) Danish: fremragende Estonian: erakordne Finnish: poikkeuksellinen (fi) German: herausragend (de), außerordentlich (de), hervorragend (de) Hungarian: kitűnő (hu), kiváló (hu) Italian: eccezionale (it), da urlo Khmer: បណ្ដាច់ (km) (bɑndach) Polish: znakomity (pl) Portuguese: excepcional (pt) Russian: реко́рдный (ru) (rekórdnyj) Spanish: excepcional (es) Vietnamese: đặc biệt (vi), rất tốt

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Albanian: (please verify) flamur (sq) Basque: (please verify) pankarta Esperanto: (please verify) flag (eo), (please verify) flago Indonesian: (please verify) spanduk (id) Korean: (please verify) 두드러진 (dudeureojin), (please verify) 기 (ko) (gi), (please verify) 기를 갖추다 (gireul gatchuda) Persian: (please verify) سرصفحه‎ (fa) Romanian: (please verify) drapel (ro) Serbo-Croatian: (please verify) barjak (sh) Slovak: (please verify) prápor Turkish: (please verify) bayrak (tr) Ukrainian: (please verify) стяг (stjah) (stiah) Yiddish: (please verify) fon‎ (fon)

Verb

banner (third-person singular simple present banners, present participle bannering, simple past and past participle bannered)

1. (transitive) To adorn with a banner.
2. (transitive, journalism) To display as a banner headline.
   • 2008, Howard Rosenberg, Charles S. Feldman, No Time To Think

     At 8:11, bannering the headline “Cheney in Charge?” the Drudge Report runs a story speculating that the president may be incapacitated.

Etymology 2

ban +‎ -er

Noun

banner (plural banners)

1. One who bans something.
   • 1963, The Australian Library Journal (volumes 1-14, page 69)

     How ridiculous the banners of some of the books at present on the list will appear in the future.

References

• The Manual of Heraldry, Fifth Edition, by Anonymous, London, 1862, online at

Anagrams

• Brenna

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English banner.

Pronunciation

• (Netherlands) IPA^(key): /ˈbɛ.nər/
• Hyphenation: ban‧ner
• (Netherlands) Rhymes: -ɛnər

Noun

banner m (plural banners, diminutive bannertje n)

1. banner (web advertisement)

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From French bannière.

Noun

banner n (definite singular banneret, indefinite plural banner or bannere, definite plural bannera or bannerne)

1. a banner (most senses)

References

• “banner” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From French bannière.

Noun

banner n (definite singular banneret, indefinite plural banner, definite plural bannera)

1. a banner (most senses)

References

• “banner” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English banner.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈba.nɛr/
• Rhymes: -anɛr
• Syllabification: ba‧nner

Noun

banner m inan

1. (advertising, Internet) Alternative spelling of baner

Declension

Declension of banner

	singular	plural
nominative	banner	bannery
genitive	banneru	bannerów
dative	bannerowi	bannerom
accusative	banner	bannery
instrumental	bannerem	bannerami
locative	bannerze	bannerach
vocative	bannerze	bannery

Further reading

• banner in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• banner in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Portuguese

Noun

banner m (plural banners)

1. (Internet) banner (advertisement in a web page)

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Romanian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English banner.

Noun

banner n (plural bannere)

1. banner (for advertising)

Declension

Declension of banner

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) banner	bannerul	(niște) bannere	bannerele
genitive/dative	(unui) banner	bannerului	(unor) bannere	bannerelor
vocative	bannerule		bannerelor

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Scots

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbanər]

Noun

banner (plural banners)

1. banner, flag

Synonyms

• ensenyie

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Spanish

Noun

banner m (plural banners)

1. banner

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Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from English banner. Attested since 1996. Doublet of banderoll and baner.

Noun

banner c

1. banner (type of advertisement on a web page taking the form of a graphic or animation above or alongside the content)

Declension

Declension of banner
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	banner	bannern	banners	-
Genitive	banners	bannerns	banners	-

References

• banner in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• banner in Svensk ordbok (SO)