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Baining

/ˈbaɪnɪŋ/

Baining noun: a member of an indigenous people of the island of New Britain, Papua New Guinea.

Noun

Baining (plural Baining or Bainings)

  1. A member of an indigenous people of the island of New Britain, Papua New Guinea.

Proper noun

Baining

  1. The mountainous region of New Britain inhabited by the Baining people.

Forms of Baining

pluralBaining
pluralBainings

Origin of Baining

An exonym from a Tolai language, meaning "inland people" with an originally pejorative connotation.

Questions about Baining

What does Baining mean?
Baining means a member of an indigenous people of the island of New Britain, Papua New Guinea.
What part of speech is Baining?
Baining can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Baining?
Baining is pronounced /ˈbaɪnɪŋ/.
What is the plural of Baining?
The plural of Baining is Baining.

Words near Baining in the dictionary

  1. Baines
  2. baing
  3. baingan
  4. baingans
  5. bainin
  6. Baining
  7. Bainings
  8. bainins
  9. bainite
  10. bainites
  11. bainitic

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