banian
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Fate, for most khaki farmers, is another visit to the banian, or village moneylender.
From Time Magazine Archive
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.
From Time Magazine Archive
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.
From Time Magazine Archive
Mr. Hastings, in breach of this order, gave farms to his own banian.
From The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 10 (of 12) by Burke, Edmund
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