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
The man, Eyad Banat, was released hours later.
From Reuters ● Nov. 18, 2023
More details emerged about Mr. Banat’s death in an interview with his cousin Hussein Banat, 21, who was at the house Mr. Banat was staying in when it happened.
From New York Times ● Sep. 6, 2021
The PA Prime Minister, Mohammad Shtayyah, promised an investigation into the Banat case that would be carried out "in a professional and transparent manner".
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2021
The Banat had in 1900 a population of 1,431,329 inhabitants.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various
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