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== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbænə/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈbænɚ/ (Southern England, Australia) IPA(key): (etymology 1) /ˈbænə/, (etymology 2) /ˈbæːnə/ 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) A flag or standard used by a military commander, monarch or nation. (by extension) The military unit under such a flag or standard. (by extension) 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. (by extension, figurative) A cause or purpose; a campaign or movement. (journalism) The title of a newspaper as printed on its front page; the nameplate; masthead. (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 (heraldry) 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. Hanggin Rear Banner, Bayannur, Inner Mongolia, China ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Adjective ==== banner (not comparable) Exceptional; very good. ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== banner (third-person singular simple present banners, present participle bannering, simple past and past participle bannered) (transitive) To adorn with a banner. (transitive, journalism) To display as a banner headline. === Etymology 2 === From ban +‎ -er. ==== Noun ==== banner (plural banners) One who bans something. === References === The Manual of Heraldry, Fifth Edition, by Anonymous, London, 1862, online at [3] === Anagrams === Brenna == 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) banner (web advertisement) == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From French bannière. === Noun === banner n (definite singular banneret, indefinite plural banner or bannere, definite plural bannera or bannerne) a banner (most senses) === References === “banner” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From French bannière. === Noun === banner n (definite singular banneret, indefinite plural banner, definite plural bannera) a banner (most senses) === References === “banner” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Polish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English banner. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈba.nɛr/ Rhymes: -anɛr Syllabification: ba‧nner === Noun === banner m inan (advertising, Internet) alternative spelling of baner ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === banner in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN banner in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Portuguese == === Noun === banner m (plural banners) (Internet) banner (advertisement in a web page) === Further reading === “banner”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English banner. === Noun === banner n (plural bannere) banner (for advertising) ==== Declension ==== == Scots == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈbanər] === Noun === banner (plural banners) banner, flag ==== Synonyms ==== ensenyie == Spanish == === Alternative forms === báner === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English banner. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbaneɾ/ [ˈba.neɾ] Rhymes: -aneɾ Syllabification: ban‧ner === Noun === banner m (plural banners) banner ==== Usage notes ==== According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed. === Further reading === “banner”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English banner. Attested since 1996. Doublet of banderoll and baner. === Noun === banner c banner (type of advertisement on a web page taking the form of a graphic or animation above or alongside the content) ==== Declension ==== === References === banner in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL) banner in Svensk ordbok (SO)