Bande

See also: bande, bandé, bände, Bände, and ban-dè

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbandə/

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Etymology 1

From French bande, from Old Occitan banda (“regiment of troops”), of Germanic origin.

Noun

Bande f (genitive Bande, plural Banden)

1. gang (group of people united for some immoral or criminal objective)
2. (archaic) group, squad, band

Synonyms

• (gang): Gang; Horde; Rotte
• (band): Gruppe; Truppe

Etymology 2

From French bande, from Frankish *binda (“join, link”).

Noun

Bande f (genitive Bande, plural Banden)

1. (sports, games) elevated boundary of a playing field; boards

Etymology 3

Noun

Bande

1. plural of Band