bania
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of bania
First recorded in 1590–1600
Example Sentences
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The two — both from the bania, or “trader” caste — married in 1969, a rare love marriage at a time when arranged unions were far more commonplace.
From Washington Post • Jun. 22, 2015
The bania was frightened out of his wits and galloped home with his one mango.
From Deccan Nursery Tales or, Fairy Tales from the South by Kincaid, C. A. (Charles Augustus)
But the bania said, “I dare not marry him unless he first makes a pilgrimage to Benares.”
From Deccan Nursery Tales or, Fairy Tales from the South by Kincaid, C. A. (Charles Augustus)
The banjo or bania of the African negro having grass strings is still in use on the coast of Guinea.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various
The bania climbed upon Ganpati’s stomach and ate as many mangoes as he could.
From Deccan Nursery Tales or, Fairy Tales from the South by Kincaid, C. A. (Charles Augustus)
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