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banda

1

[ bahn-duh ]

noun

  1. a style of Mexican dance music featuring brass instruments and having a heavy beat.


Banda

2

[ ban-duh ]

noun

  1. Hastings Ka·mu·zu [kah-, moo, -zoo], 1906–97, Malawi physician, political leader, and public official: 1st president of Malawi 1966–94.

Banda

/ ˈbændə /

noun

  1. BandaHastings Kamuzu19061997MMalawianPOLITICS: head of statePOLITICS: statesman Hastings Kamuzu (kæˈmuːzuː). 1906–97, Malawi statesman. As first prime minister of Nyasaland (from 1963), he led his country to independence (1964) as Malawi: president (1966–94)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of banda1

First recorded in 1990–95; from Mexican Spanish: literally, band 1 (in the sense of “group of musicians”)
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Example Sentences

The Global Interfaith Network, a global NGO that promotes safety and inclusion for all people of faith and especially for people who suffer discrimination because of their sexual orientation, criticized Banda’s comments.

The book captures a desire to remember the islands’ importance and what they have endured from the perspective of those who live in and hold Banda dear.

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A few years passed, and La Banda Picasso remained tight knit but for a few members, such as Pieret, who left France.

She would soon become known as the “Diva of Banda” and the “Queen of Banda.”

The statement reads: "natural de la otra banda del paraje de Turis, ó nacion Karquin."

Bertram at once took him to his own banda and bade him make himself at home.

The faithful Ali dived into the banda like a rabbit into its hole.

The two survivors waited in anxious expectation for the arrival of the annual trading proa from Banda.

So as there's always contracts to be let about a big run like Banda we took a contract for some bush work, and went at it.

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