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banat

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.88 in modern English

Syllables
ba-nat
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The territory governed by a ban.

name

A geographical region of Central Europe, now spread over three countries: an eastern, greater part in Romania, a western part in Serbia (mostly in Vojvodina) and a small northwestern part in Hungary.

Etymology

Equivalent to ban (“a warden”) + -ate. Compare French banat, German Banat.

Inflected Forms

banats (plural) banate (alternative)

Derived Forms

Banat banatite

Questions

What does banat mean?
The territory governed by a ban.
Where does banat come from?
Equivalent to ban (“a warden”) + -ate. Compare French banat, German Banat.

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