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Banat

American

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

noun

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

Banat British

/ ˈbænɪt, ˈbɑːnɪt /

noun

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

Amnesty International has called the trial "flawed" and said those who gave the orders to arrest Banat must also be held accountable.

From Reuters • Dec. 15, 2022

Justice Minister Mohammad al-Shalaldeh later confirmed to government-run media that Mr. Banat had suffered an “unnatural” death.

From New York Times • Sep. 6, 2021

The Banat family does not believe that the PA's legal proceedings will deliver justice.

From BBC • Sep. 6, 2021

I served four years with them in the Banat.

From The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life by Lever, Charles James

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