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Bashan

American  
[bey-shuhn] / ˈbeɪ ʃən /

noun

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


Bashan British  
/ ˈbeɪʃæn /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 17, 2025

"I've always dreamt of having a restaurant," said Lee, who has worked at the Water Grill, the Counter and Bashan in Montrose, and considers David LeFevre a mentor.

From Los Angeles Times May 2, 2016

Shot put — 1, Andrew Bashan, Lynnwood, 55-7; 2, Mitchell Stuart, Bellevue, 54-0 ½; 3, Michael Kneip, Bellevue, 53-10 ½.

From Seattle Times May 27, 2012

Bashan Aquart, the creative director of AKA, the entertainment advertising agency that created the poster, recently spoke with ArtsBeat about what inspired it.

From New York Times Apr. 13, 2012

"Ahoy!" bellowed our captain, so gently back again through the ship's trumpet, that the best "bull of Bashan" might have envied him his roar.

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