insignia
pronunciation
How to pronounce insignia in British English:
UK [ɪnˈsɪgniə]
How to pronounce insignia in American English:
US [ɪnˈsɪɡniə]
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- Noun:
- a badge worn to show official position
Word Origin
- insignia
- insignia: see sign
- insignia (n.)
- 1640s, from Latin insignia, neuter plural of insigne "badge, mark," from in- "in" (see in- (2)) + signum "mark" (see sign). Singular is insigne.
Example
- 1. Thinking of getting the superman insignia on your bicep ?
- 2. In center , col. edwin e. " buzz " aldrin holds the apollo 11 insignia .
- 3. The 46 sailors who went down with their ship and the north korean insignia found in the spent torpedo 's propulsion system demand a bold response .
- 4. " Down is easier than up , " said father . " And the choppers do have greek military insignia . "
- 5. Firecrackers were sold out ; national flags , with their dominant lion insignia representing the sinhalese ethnic majority , had doubled in price .