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Banaban

Banaban adjective: of or pertaining to the island of Banaba, Kiribati.

Adjective

Banaban (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the island of Banaba, Kiribati.
    • But Banaban elders say relying on support from faraway places is not sustainable, especially as the climate crisis worsens.2021 June 8, Joshua Mcdonald, “The island with no water: how foreign mining destroyed Banaba”, in The Guardian

Noun

Banaban (plural Banabans)

  1. A native or inhabitant of Banaba, Kiribati.
    • Perhaps most damaging is the impact the mining had on te bangabanga. Banabans have historically been able to survive droughts due to the natural ability of the caves to capture and store water.2021 June 8, Joshua Mcdonald, “The island with no water: how foreign mining destroyed Banaba”, in The Guardian

Forms of Banaban

pluralBanabans

Origin of Banaban

From Banaba + -an.

Questions about Banaban

What does Banaban mean?
Banaban means of or pertaining to the island of Banaba, Kiribati.
What part of speech is Banaban?
Banaban can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near Banaban in the dictionary

  1. Banaag
  2. Banaao
  3. banaba
  4. Banabahin Ibaba
  5. Banabahin Ilaya
  6. Banaban
  7. Banabans
  8. banabas
  9. Banach
  10. Banach algebra
  11. Banach algebras

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