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 ); ban ³, -ate ³

Example Sentences

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The man, Eyad Banat, was released hours later.

From Reuters • Nov. 18, 2023

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

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

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

There was some surplus wheat in the Banat, some surplus coal in Czecho-Slovakia, some extra locomotives in Vienna.

From Herbert Hoover The Man and His Work by Kellogg, Vernon L. (Vernon Lyman)

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