Definition of "banner" in Englisch

noun

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

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.

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

adjective

1. Exceptional; very good.

verb

1. (transitive) To adorn with a banner.

2. (transitive, journalism) To display as a banner headline.

noun

1. One who bans something.