"Banaban" meaning in English

See Banaban in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From Banaba + -an. Etymology templates: {{af|en|Banaba|-an}} Banaba + -an Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Banaban (not comparable)
  1. Of or pertaining to the island of Banaba, Kiribati. Tags: not-comparable Categories (place): Kiribati
    Sense id: en-Banaban-en-adj-50odESIV Disambiguation of Kiribati: 45 55 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 55

Noun

Forms: Banabans [plural]
Etymology: From Banaba + -an. Etymology templates: {{af|en|Banaba|-an}} Banaba + -an Head templates: {{en-noun}} Banaban (plural Banabans)
  1. A native or inhabitant of Banaba, Kiribati. Categories (topical): Demonyms Categories (place): Kiribati
    Sense id: en-Banaban-en-noun-JTuxQ7aT Disambiguation of Demonyms: 36 64 Disambiguation of Kiribati: 45 55 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -an, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -an: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 44 56

Inflected forms

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