Bashan

American  

[bey-shuhn] / ˈbeɪ ʃən /

noun

1. a region in ancient Palestine, E of the Jordan River.

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Bashan British  

/ ˈbeɪʃæn /

noun

1. Old Testament a region to the east of the Jordan, renowned for its rich pasture (Deuteronomy 32:14)

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Example Sentences

Mr. Bashan is a columnist at the Australian, where this article first appeared.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Nearly every Rohingya person I spoke with on this mission, whether in the Kutupalong camps or on Bashan Char, wants to return home as soon as they can do so voluntarily, safely, sustainably, and with dignity. They want to go back home,” Andrews said.

From Seattle Times

It was based on another “first,” the debut novel of the same name, originally published in 1929 by Bhibuti Bashan Banerjee, which depicted Apu and his family in their village in rural Bengal.

From New York Times

The choreographer Igal Perry anchors his company’s spring season with a new work called “Perfection Has No Dreams,” a collaboration with Ofer Bashan, a composer and fellow Israeli.

From New York Times

Mother has a pagan’s appreciation for the Bible, being devoted to such phrases as “purge me with hyssop,” and “strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round,” and “thou hast put off my sackcloth and girded me with gladness.”

From Literature