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Balanta

Balanta noun: an ethnic group of Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Senegal, Cape Verde, and the Gambia.

Noun

Balanta pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) An ethnic group of Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Senegal, Cape Verde, and the Gambia.

Proper noun

Balanta

  1. Either of two closely related Bak languages of West Africa, spoken by the Balanta people.
    Synonyms:
    Balant, Bulanda

Synonyms of Balanta

Questions about Balanta

What does Balanta mean?
Balanta means an ethnic group of Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Senegal, Cape Verde, and the Gambia.
What part of speech is Balanta?
Balanta can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near Balanta in the dictionary

  1. balanopreputial
  2. balanopræputial
  3. Balans
  4. balansioid
  5. Balant
  6. Balanta
  7. Balantak
  8. Balante
  9. Balanti
  10. balantidia
  11. balantidial

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