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banya

/ˈbɑːnjə/

banya noun: a type of steam bath, popular in Russia (and in some parts of Alaska as well).

banya: a type of steam bath, popular in Russia (and in some parts of Alaska as well)
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Noun (1)

banya (plural banyas)

  1. A type of steam bath, popular in Russia (and in some parts of Alaska as well).
    • The Russian public steam bath (banya) is a cultural hybrid which borrows freely from the Finnish sauna and the Turkish political detention centre.1986, Marc Polonsky, Russell Taylor, USSR, From an Original Idea by Karl Marx, Faber and Faber, →ISBN

Noun (2) capitalized: Banya

Banya pl (plural only)

  1. (alternative, plural, plural-only) Alternative form of Banna (“Omotic ethnic group”).

Forms of banya

pluralbanyas

Origin of banya

From Russian ба́ня f (bánja). Doublet of bagnio, bain, and balaneion.

Questions about banya

What does banya mean?
Banya means a type of steam bath, popular in Russia (and in some parts of Alaska as well).
What part of speech is banya?
Banya is a noun.
How do you pronounce banya?
Banya is pronounced /ˈbɑːnjə/.
What is the plural of banya?
The plural of banya is banyas.

Words near banya in the dictionary

  1. Banwell
  2. banworthy
  3. Banwy
  4. banxring
  5. banxrings
  6. banya
  7. Banyabba
  8. Banyacya
  9. banyak
  10. banyaks
  11. banyalla

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