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Bangladesh
bangle
Bangor
bangtail
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bania
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Banja Luka
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bania
ban·ia [ búnnyə ] (plural ban·ias)


noun  South Asia 
Definition:
 
1. merchant: a merchant or trader
2. member of merchant caste: a member of the merchant Vaisya caste
[Late 18th century. < Hindi]
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