district banner
- noun
- Archaic
:
estandarte del distrito
- The knights gathered beneath their district banner during the ceremony.
Examples
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The district banner flew high above the castle.
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Historians studied the symbols sewn onto the ancient district banner displayed in the museum.
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Each district banner bore unique colors and emblems to represent its region.
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Each district banner represents the history of its area.
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The knights gathered beneath their district banner during the ceremony.
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Each district banner bore unique colors and emblems to represent its region.
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Historians studied the symbols sewn onto the ancient district banner displayed in the museum.
Synonyms
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1.2
A long strip with a sign used to decorate or advertise
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5.0
A flag used as a symbol for a country, army, or group
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a banner used as a symbol by the knights of a particular district' is directly derivable from 'district' (an administrative area) + 'banner' (a cloth sign): it denotes a banner belonging to or representing a district. This straightforward noun–noun composition indicating possession/association is a common, literal pattern cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should understand it.
Etymology
District banner comes from times when a town or region used a cloth flag, a banner, with colors and pictures to stand for the district. Knights and people gathered under their banner, so the phrase now means 'a flag or symbol used to represent a district'.