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band

 
 
/bænd/ noun [C]

Translation

MUSIC a group of musicians who play modern music together
müzik topluluğu, grup, orkestra
a jazz band181
LINE a line of a different colour or design
şerit, çizgi, renk şeridi
The band of lighter coloured soil marks the position of the fort.1331
CIRCLE a piece of material put around something
bağ, kuşak, kayış, sargı, bandaj
an elastic band 1271
PEOPLE a group of people who do something together
topluluk, grup
the Cathedral's band of regular worshippers669
PART UK one of the groups that something is divided into
bir şeyin bölündüğü gruplardan biri
the 20-25 age band → See also elastic band → See also rubber band669
(Definition of band noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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