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Banat

American  
[ban-it, bah-nit] / ˈbæn ɪt, ˈbɑ nɪt /

noun

  1. a fertile low-lying region extending through parts of Hungary, Romania, and Serbia.


Banat British  
/ ˈbænɪt, ˈbɑːnɪt /

noun

  1. a fertile plain extending through Hungary, Romania, and Serbia

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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

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

Observations on the Gold-washings, in the Banat, by Counsellor Koezian. 

From A Historical Survey of the Customs, Habits, & Present State of the Gypsies by Hoyland, John

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