"In the depths of our hearts we all experience the Green Ensign; we all feel that it is something more than a mere symbol of a language."
Source: tatoeba (4433556)
Ensign
//ˈɛn.sɪn//
Synonyms for "ensign" (119 found)
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Closest matches (24)
Strong matches (36)
Related words (59)
lieutenant commanderlieutenant junior gradeliverylong pennantmacemantlemarkingsmedalmerchant flagmortarboardnaval officernavarchold gloryold school tieoriflammependantpennantpennonpennoncelpetty officer
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pinrear admiralredred ensignregaliaringroseroyal standardschool ringsecond lieutenantshamrocksigillographysignsignal flagskipperskull and crossbonessphragisticsstaffstandardstar-spangled bannerstars and stripesstreamerswallowtailswastikatartanthistletietricoloruniformunion flagunion jackvergevexillumvice admiralwandwarrant officerwhite
Noun(2 words)
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3 entriesderived
17 entriesShowing 16 of 17 words.
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2 entriesrelated to
11 entriesTranslations
70 translations across 33 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- vaandrig noun (military officer)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- gizir noun (military officer)
Bulgarian
3 entries- знаме noun (banner)
- значка noun (a badge of office, rank, or power)
- флаг noun (banner)
Catalan
2 entries- alferes noun (military officer)
- guardiamarina noun (military officer)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 少尉 noun (military officer)
Danish
1 entries- fenrik noun (military officer)
Dutch
2 entries- vaandel noun (banner)
- vaandrig noun (military officer)
Esperanto
1 entries- ŝipflago noun (banner)
Estonian
4 entries- auaste noun (a badge of office, rank, or power)
- kraad noun (a badge of office, rank, or power)
- kutse noun (a badge of office, rank, or power)
- lipnik noun (military officer)
Finnish
1 entries- aliluutnantti noun (military officer)
French
2 entries- aspirant noun (military officer)
- pavillon noun (banner)
German
2 entries- Fahne noun (banner)
- Fähnrich noun (military officer)
Greek
3 entries- λάβαρο noun (banner)
- σημαία noun (banner)
- σημαιοφόρος noun (military officer)
Hungarian
1 entries- zászlós noun (military officer)
Italian
4 entries- alfiere noun (military officer)
- baluardo noun (banner)
- cadetto noun (military officer)
- guardiamarina noun (military officer)
Japanese
1 entries- 少慰 noun (military officer)
Kazakh
1 entries- прапорщик noun (military officer)
Korean
1 entries- 소위 noun (military officer)
Latin
1 entries- insigne noun (a badge of office, rank, or power)
Lower Sorbian
1 entries- chórgojnik noun (military officer)
Macedonian
3 entries- заставник noun (military officer)
- знаме noun (banner)
- значка noun (a badge of office, rank, or power)
Māori
1 entries- haki noun (banner)
Norwegian
2 entries- fane noun (banner)
- fenrik noun (military officer)
Persian
3 entries- درفشدار noun (banner)
- ناوبان دو noun (military officer)
- پرچمدار noun (banner)
Polish
2 entries- bandera noun (banner)
- chorąży noun (military officer)
Portuguese
3 entries- alferes noun (military officer)
- insígnia noun (banner)
- tenente de corveta noun (military officer)
Russian
2 entries- зна́мя noun (banner)
- пра́порщик noun (military officer)
Scots
1 entries- ensenyie noun (banner)
Serbo-Croatian
3 entries- krmena zastava noun (banner)
- zastavnica noun (military officer)
- zastavnik noun (military officer)
Slovene
4 entries- praporščak noun (military officer)
- praporščakinja noun (military officer)
- zastávnica noun (military officer)
- zastávnik noun (military officer)
Spanish
3 entries- alférez noun (military officer)
- enseña noun (banner)
- pabellón noun (banner)
Swedish
2 entries- fana noun (banner)
- fänrik noun (military officer)
Uzbek
1 entries- leytenant noun (military officer)
Sample sentences
10 total sentences available.
And the more we participate in our yearly congresses, the more we associate, and the more the principles of the Green Ensign will penetrate our souls.
Source: tatoeba (4433571)
My favourite Star Trek: Enterprise episode is "Exile" about a telepathic alien's seduction of Ensign Hoshi Sato, a take on Beauty and the Beast.
Source: tatoeba (10572345)
The Ensigns of our Power about we bear; / And every Land pays Tribute to the Fair.
Source: wiktionary
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