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banna

banna is the plural of bannum.

Meaning of bannum

Noun

bannum (plural banna)

  1. (historical) Synonym of ban (“gathering for war; mulct or penalty”).
    Synonyms:
    ban

Noun (1)

banna (plural bannas)

  1. (Guyana) A young male friend; mate, buddy.

Noun (2) capitalized: Banna

Banna pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) An Omotic ethnic group of Ethiopia, inhabiting the Lower Omo Valley, primarily between the Weyto and Omo rivers.

Proper noun capitalized: Banna

Banna

  1. A municipality of Ilocos Norte, Philippines.

Forms of banna

pluralbannas
alternative formBanya

Questions about banna

What does banna mean?
Banna means a young male friend; mate, buddy.
What is banna the plural of?
Banna is the plural of bannum.
What part of speech is banna?
Banna can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of banna?
The plural of banna is bannas.

Words near banna in the dictionary

  1. banmara
  2. Banmaw
  3. Banmendian
  4. banmian
  5. Bann
  6. banna
  7. bannable
  8. Bannaby
  9. bannal
  10. bannals
  11. Bannan

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Adapted from Wiktionary: banna (page history and authors); Banna (page history and authors); bannum (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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