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зна́мя — meaning in English

znamya

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English meaning

  • banner noun A long strip of fabric or sign, often bearing a message, slogan, or emblem.
  • color noun The visual quality of light that lets us tell red from blue, green from yellow, and so on.
  • ensign noun A flag, especially one flown by a ship to show its nationality.
  • flag noun A piece of cloth with a distinctive design, used as a symbol of a country, organization, or signal.
  • pennant noun A narrow, tapering flag, often triangular, used for signaling, decoration, or to mark a special occasion.
  • standard adj Usual, regular, or typical; falling within an accepted, expected range.

Senses

зна́мя is used for these senses in English:

  • banner (by extension, figurative) A cause or purpose; a campaign or movement.
  • banner (heraldry) The principal standard of a knight.
  • color (in the plural) A standard or banner.
  • ensign Any prominent flag or banner.
  • flag (internet slang, ACG) An indication that a certain outcome or event is going to happen, deduced not logically or causally, but as a pattern in a piece of media. Chiefly used in video games and adjacent media, especially visual novels, it is typically described as being raised or set by the plot or words of a character.
  • gonfalon A standard or ensign, consisting of a pole with a crosspiece from which a banner is suspended, especially as used in church processions, but also for civic and military display.
  • pennant A flag normally used by naval vessels to represent a special condition.
  • standard The flag or ensign carried by a military unit.

banner — full definition

  1. noun A long strip of fabric or sign, often bearing a message, slogan, or emblem.
  2. noun A digital advertisement displayed across the top or side of a webpage.
  3. adj Outstanding or record-setting (chiefly US), as in "a banner year."

color — full definition

  1. noun The visual quality of light that lets us tell red from blue, green from yellow, and so on.
  2. noun A person's skin tone, especially as it relates to race or ethnicity.
  3. noun Interesting or lively detail that makes something more vivid or engaging.
  4. verb To add color to something, often with crayons, paint, or dye.

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