Banat
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Banat
< Serbo-Croatian Bànāt < Medieval Latin Banātus ( Temesiēnsis ); see ban 3, -ate 3
Example Sentences
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Herta Müller was born in 1953 in the Banat region of western Romania to a German-speaking Swabian family.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
On 24 June 2021, Banat was sleeping at his cousin's home in the southern West Bank city of Hebron when it was raided by Preventive Security Service officers.
From BBC • Dec. 15, 2022
Last week, Amnesty International called the trial "flawed" and said those who gave the orders to arrest Banat must also be held accountable.
From Reuters • Jul. 1, 2022
Without hope for achieving justice in the Palestinian court system, the Banat family said they have turned to international authorities for help.
From New York Times • Sep. 6, 2021
The gold-washers in the Banat and Transylvania, dispose of their shares at the p. 55Royal Redemption-Office, in Zalatuya.
From A Historical Survey of the Customs, Habits, & Present State of the Gypsies by Hoyland, John
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