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Pronunciation / Transliteration: kinshi
"市は公共公園での喫煙を禁止しました。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An official or legal prohibition.
"The city imposed a ban on smoking in public parks."
- 1
To officially or legally prohibit something.
"The government decided to ban the sale of fireworks."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'bannan' meaning to summon, proclaim, or curse, sharing roots with Old Norse 'banna' meaning to prohibit or curse. Over centuries, the meaning narrowed from a public proclamation to an official prohibition or interdiction enforced by authority.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ban" is said worldwide
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Interdiction
Transliteration: ɛ̃.tɛʁ.dik.sjɔ̃
"La ville a imposé une interdiction de fumer dans les parcs publics."
Verbot
Transliteration: fɛʁˈboːt
"Die Stadt hat ein Verbot für das Rauchen in öffentlichen Parks erlassen."
Divieto
Transliteration: diˈvjɛto
"La città ha imposto un divieto di fumo nei parchi pubblici."
Prohibición
Transliteration: pɾo.i.βiˈθjon
"La ciudad impuso una prohibición de fumar en los parques públicos."
Proibição
Transliteration: pɾoj.biˈzɐ̃w
"A cidade impôs uma proibição de fumar em parques públicos."
प्रतिबंध
Transliteration: Pratibandh
"शहर ने सार्वजनिक पार्कों में धूम्रपान पर प्रतिबंध लगाया।"
禁令
Transliteration: jìn lìng
"城市对公共公园吸烟实施了禁令。"
금지
Transliteration: geumji
"도시는 공원에서 흡연을 금지했습니다."
禁止
Transliteration: kinshi
"市は公共公園での喫煙を禁止しました。"
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