banda

[ bahn-duh ]

/ ˈbɑn də /

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noun

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

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Origin of banda

First recorded in 1990–95; from Mexican Spanish: literally, band¹ (in the sense of “group of musicians”)

Words nearby banda

bancassurer, banco, Bancroft, Bancroft Prize, band, banda, Banda Aceh, bandage, Band-Aid, bandanna, bandar

Other definitions for banda (2 of 2)

Banda

[ ban-duh ]

/ ˈbæn də /

noun

Hastings Ka·mu·zu

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

How to use banda in a sentence

A few years passed, and La Banda Picasso remained tight knit but for a few members, such as Pieret, who left France.
Did Picasso Try to Steal the Mona Lisa?|Nick Mafi|October 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She would soon become known as the “Diva of Banda” and the “Queen of Banda.”
Jenni Rivera, Mexico’s Queen of Banda, Dies in Plane Crash|Nina Strochlic|December 10, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The statement reads: "natural de la otra banda del paraje de Turis, ó nacion Karquin."
The Aboriginal Population of Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, California|S. F. Cook
Bertram at once took him to his own banda and bade him make himself at home.
Cupid in Africa|P. C. Wren

The faithful Ali dived into the banda like a rabbit into its hole.
Cupid in Africa|P. C. Wren
The two survivors waited in anxious expectation for the arrival of the annual trading proa from Banda.
An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Vol. 1|David Collins
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.
Robbery Under Arms|Thomas Alexander Browne, AKA Rolf Boldrewood

British Dictionary definitions for banda

Banda

/ (ˈbændə) /

noun

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)

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