banian
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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The banian can be shamed if you clasp your hands and plead, but not the government.
From Time Magazine Archive
Of Jagjit's 30-bushel wheat crop, the banian already gets about a third.
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Fate, for most khaki farmers, is another visit to the banian, or village moneylender.
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John Metaxas' name went upon the defense system thrown up along the Bulgarian and Yugoslav borders, which were later extended hastily down the Al banian.
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Possessed of many branches that corresponded with the parent tree in beauty and size, that banian looked like an umbrella set over the plain.
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan
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