Buna
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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In November 1942, Ladner was posted in the southeastern mountain jungles of what was then the Australian territory of New Guinea, fighting Japanese troops for control of the port of Buna, The Sun Herald reported.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 6, 2022
Her mother, Dina Kyala Buna, 26, rinsed beans in a pot of water outside the family tent as her daughter recounted the perilous passage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2019
In January 1945, Wiesel and his father were forced to undergo a 10-day “death march” with other prisoners from Buna to Buchenwald in Germany.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2016
But before you start tasting the local vintages, get your late afternoon pick-me-up at the third-wave coffee shop Buna Café, which offers frequent tastings of estate coffees on Friday afternoons.
From New York Times ● Jul. 11, 2014
The bread we had brought from Buna had been devoured long since.
From "Night" by Elie Wiesel
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