insignia

Etymology
From, nominative plural of. .

Noun

 * 1) A patch or other object that indicates a person's official or military rank, or membership in a group or organization.
 * 2) A symbol or token of personal power, status, or office, or of an official body of government or jurisdiction.
 * 3)  A mark or token by which anything is known.
 * 1) A symbol or token of personal power, status, or office, or of an official body of government or jurisdiction.
 * 2)  A mark or token by which anything is known.
 * 1)  A mark or token by which anything is known.

Usage notes

 * Insignia originated in Latin as the plural of, but in English it had begun to be used as a singular by the 18th century (as in "an insignia...", "the insignia is..."). This is now standard; the use of is now uncommon.

Translations

 * Armenian:
 * Bulgarian: отличителен знак
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, 識別標誌
 * Esperanto: ,
 * Finnish: arvomerkki
 * French:
 * Hebrew: סמל זיהוי
 * Japanese: 階級章
 * Occitan: insígnia
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian:, знак разли́чия
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:, , gradbeteckning


 * Arabic:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 勛章 ,
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:, Signum,
 * Hebrew:
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: ,
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian:, , ,
 * Serbo-Croatian: insignija
 * Spanish:
 * Thai:

Noun

 * 1) pin, badge

Noun

 * 1) badge,