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1
a
group
of
musicians
who play
modern
music together:
Examples:
a
jazz
/
rock
band
The Beatles were probably the most
famous
band in the world.
2
a
group
of
young
men or
women
who
perform
popular
songs
together and
dance
as a
group
:
Examples:
He made his name in the 90s boy band Boyzone, before going on to a
highly
successful
solo
career
.
3
a
thin
,
flat
piece
of
cloth
,
elastic
,
metal
, or other
material
put around something, or a long,
narrow
piece
of
colour
,
light
, etc. that is different from what
surrounds
it:
Examples:
a
wrist
band
a
red
silk
band
A
narrow
band of
grass
separated
the
greenhouse
from the
vegetable
garden
.
4
a
particular
range
of
values
,
numbers
, etc.:
Examples:
The
scheme
is
devised
for
young
people in the 15–20
age
band.
5
a
group
of people who
share
the same
interests
or
beliefs
, or who have
joined
together for a
special
purpose
:
Examples:
The
former
president
still has a
small
band of
supporters
.
6
a
group
of
indigenous
North
American
people,
usually
a
group
who are
related
to each other, and who
form
part of a
larger
tribe
:
Examples:
An
advocacy
group
for
indigenous
bands
says many
Native
languages
face
imminent
extinction
.
In the late 1880s, five
Indian
bands
lived
along
the San Luis Rey
River
.
7
a
group
that is a
unit
of
government
for
Canadian
First
Nations
people:
Examples:
He is a
tribal
councilman
for the
Cold
Lake
First
Nations
band.
Each First
Nation
is
typically
represented
by a band
council
.
8
to put a band on something,
especially
an
animal
:
Examples:
We
banded
the
birds
(= put
bands
around their
legs
) so that we could
identify
them later.
9
a
group
of
musicians
who play music together,
esp
.
popular
music:
Examples:
a
jazz
/
rock
band
a
marching
/
military
band
10
a
group
of people who have
joined
together for a
special
purpose
, or a
group
of
animals
:
Examples:
a band of
outlaws
11
a
thin
,
flat
strip
of a
material
put around something to
fasten
or
strengthen
it, or a
strip
of
color
,
light
, etc., that is different from
its
surrounding
area
:
Examples:
The
silver
band from his
wristwatch
left a
green
ring
over his
wrist
.
12
a
range
of
values
or
amounts
within
fixed
upper
and
lower
limits
:
Examples:
Most of our
employees
are
within
the
lower
age
band.
The
government
would like to
widen
the 20p
tax
band to
include
the
majority
of
taxpayers
.
What
salary
band are you on?
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