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marquee

/mɑːˈkiː/noun

उच्चारण मार्की

बड़ा शामियाना, पंडाल

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  1. 1

    [C]

    a large tent used at social events

    बड़ा शामियाना, पंडाल

    • The wedding was held in a marquee.
    • A decorated marquee was put up in the field for the reception.
    • Guests gathered inside a bright marquee for the engagement party.
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    • The school's annual day was held in a huge marquee on the playground.
    • The marquee collapsed in the strong wind, but nobody was hurt.

    Synonyms tent pavilion canopy shamiana awning

  2. 2

    [adjective use]

    most important or most popular

    प्रमुख, सबसे लोकप्रिय

    • a marquee player
    • The tournament's marquee match drew record numbers of viewers.
    • The marquee signing of the season has excited all the fans.
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    • He is the marquee name in the cast of the new film.
    • The final is the marquee event of the whole sports festival.

    Synonyms star leading top headline

≈Synonyms and antonyms
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mar·quee

?Which word?

Keep apart marquee (a large tent) and marquis (a nobleman).

Marquee (बड़ा तंबू) और marquis (सामंत) को अलग रखिए।

Keep the tent words together: marquee (a large tent for events), pavilion (a building beside a sports ground; a large tent), shamiana (a decorative Indian tent), pandal (a temporary structure for festivals like Durga Puja).

तंबू के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: marquee (कार्यक्रमों के लिए बड़ा तंबू), pavilion (खेल मैदान के पास भवन; बड़ा तंबू), shamiana (सजावटी भारतीय तंबू, शामियाना), pandal (दुर्गा पूजा जैसे त्योहारों का अस्थायी ढाँचा)।

§Grammar and usage

Usage: marquee player (the most famous player in a team, used in sports leagues).

प्रयोग में marquee player (टीम का सबसे प्रसिद्ध खिलाड़ी, खेल लीगों में)।