Ban \Ban\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Banned (b[a^]nd); p. pr. & vb.
n. Banning.] [OE. bannen, bannien, to summon, curse, AS.
bannan to summon; akin to Dan. bande, forbande, to curse, Sw.
banna to revile, bannas to curse. See Ban an edict, and cf.
Banish.]
1. To curse; to invoke evil upon. --Sir W. Scott.
[1913 Webster]
2. To forbid; to interdict. --Byron.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
banning
n : an official prohibition or edict against something [syn: ban,
forbiddance, forbidding]
WordNet (r) 2.0
ban
n 1: a decree that prohibits something [syn: prohibition, proscription]
2: 100 bani equal 1 leu
3: 100 bani equal 1 leu
4: an official prohibition or edict against something [syn: banning,
forbiddance, forbidding]
5: a bachelor's degree in nursing [syn: Bachelor of Arts in
Nursing]
v 1: prohibit especially by legal means or social pressure;
"Smoking is banned in this building"
2: forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper)
[syn: censor]
3: ban from a place of residence, as for punishment [syn: banish]
4: expel from a community or group [syn: banish, ostracize,
ostracise, shun, cast out, blackball]
[also: banning, banned, bani (pl)]
WordNet (r) 2.0
banning
See ban
WordNet (r) 2.0
Banning, CA (city, FIPS 3820)
Location: 33.93729 N, 116.89206 W
Population (1990): 20570 (8278 housing units)
Area: 47.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 92220
U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
Banning, CA -- U.S. city in California
Population (2000): 23562
Housing Units (2000): 9761
Land area (2000): 23.053848 sq. miles (59.709190 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 23.053848 sq. miles (59.709190 sq. km)
FIPS code: 03820
Located within: California (CA), FIPS 06
Location: 33.931729 N, 116.897557 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 92220
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Banning, CA
Banning
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
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