"Bata" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Batas [plural]
Etymology: Various origins: * Borrowed from Hungarian Bata, a patronymic surname. * Borrowed from Czech Baťa, a nickname for a good-natured man. * Borrowed from Tagalog Bata, a nickname from bata (“child”). * Borrowed from Arabic بَطَّة (baṭṭa, “duck”), probably used as a nickname. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|hu|Bata}} Borrowed from Hungarian Bata, {{bor+|en|cs|Baťa}} Borrowed from Czech Baťa, {{bor+|en|tl|Bata}} Borrowed from Tagalog Bata, {{bor+|en|ar|بَطَّة||duck}} Borrowed from Arabic بَطَّة (baṭṭa, “duck”) Head templates: {{en-prop|s}} Bata (plural Batas)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Bata-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames, Pages with 4 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 19 28 24 29
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Bata. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|es|Bata}} Borrowed from Spanish Bata Head templates: {{en-prop}} Bata
  1. A city in Litoral, Equatorial Guinea; the largest city in Equatorial Guinea. Categories (place): Cities in Equatorial Guinea, Places in Equatorial Guinea
    Sense id: en-Bata-en-name-aBnCd8dk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 19 28 24 29
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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