"signboard" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: signboards [plural]
Etymology: sign + board Etymology templates: {{compound|en|sign|board}} sign + board Head templates: {{en-noun}} signboard (plural signboards)
  1. (US) A board carrying a sign, or on which signs may be posted. Tags: US Synonyms: noticeboard Derived forms: signboarded, signboarding Translations (a board carrying a sign): لَافِتَة (lāfita) [feminine] (Arabic), لَوْحَة (lawḥa) [feminine] (Arabic), يَافِطَة (yāfiṭa) [feminine] (Arabic), إِعْلَان (ʔiʕlān) [masculine] (Arabic), lövhə (Azerbaijani), шы́льда (šýlʹda) [feminine] (Belarusian), вы́веска (vývjeska) [feminine] (Belarusian), табе́ла (tabéla) [feminine] (Bulgarian), ဆိုင်းဘုတ် (hcuing:bhut) (Burmese), 招牌 (zhāopai) (Chinese Mandarin), 牌子 (páizi) (Chinese Mandarin), vývěsní štít [masculine] (Czech), ilmoitustaulu (Finnish), enseigne [feminine] (French), panneau [masculine] (French), Schild [neuter] (German), Tafel [feminine] (German), साइनबोर्ड (sāinborḍ) [masculine] (Hindi), insigno (Ido), targa [feminine] (Italian), insegna [feminine] (Italian), cartello [masculine] (Italian), 看板 (kanban) (alt: かんばん) (Japanese), プレート (purēto) (Japanese), 간판 (ganpan) (alt: 看板) (Korean), вывеска (vıveska) (Kyrgyz), لوحه (lawhe) (Persian), اعلان (e'lân) (Persian), szyld [masculine] (Polish), вы́веска (výveska) [feminine] (Russian), vývesný štít [masculine] (Slovak), tabla [feminine] (Slovene), levha (Turkish), tabela (Turkish), ви́віска (výviska) [feminine] (Ukrainian), ши́льда (šýlʹda) [feminine] (Ukrainian), ۋىۋىسكا (wiwiska) (Uyghur), viveska (Uzbek), biển (Vietnamese), tấm biển (Vietnamese)

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          "sense": "a board carrying a sign",
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          "sense": "a board carrying a sign",
          "word": "insigno"
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          "sense": "a board carrying a sign",
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        },
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          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
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          "sense": "a board carrying a sign",
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        },
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          "code": "fa",
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          "sense": "a board carrying a sign",
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        },
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          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "a board carrying a sign",
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        },
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          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "a board carrying a sign",
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          ],
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          "sense": "a board carrying a sign",
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          ],
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          "sense": "a board carrying a sign",
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      "sense": "a board carrying a sign",
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      "sense": "a board carrying a sign",
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      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a board carrying a sign",
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      "sense": "a board carrying a sign",
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      "word": "साइनबोर्ड"
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      "sense": "a board carrying a sign",
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      "sense": "a board carrying a sign",
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      "alt": "看板",
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      "sense": "a board carrying a sign",
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      "code": "ky",
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      "sense": "a board carrying a sign",
      "word": "вывеска"
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      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "lawhe",
      "sense": "a board carrying a sign",
      "word": "لوحه"
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      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "e'lân",
      "sense": "a board carrying a sign",
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      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "výveska",
      "sense": "a board carrying a sign",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "вы́веска"
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      "code": "sk",
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      "sense": "a board carrying a sign",
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      "word": "vývesný štít"
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      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "a board carrying a sign",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "a board carrying a sign",
      "word": "levha"
    },
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "a board carrying a sign",
      "word": "tabela"
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "výviska",
      "sense": "a board carrying a sign",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "ви́віска"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "šýlʹda",
      "sense": "a board carrying a sign",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ши́льда"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "wiwiska",
      "sense": "a board carrying a sign",
      "word": "ۋىۋىسكا"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "a board carrying a sign",
      "word": "viveska"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "a board carrying a sign",
      "word": "biển"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "a board carrying a sign",
      "word": "tấm biển"
    }
  ],
  "word": "signboard"
}

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