banat
Meanings
noun
- The territory governed by a ban.
name
- A geographical region of Central Europe, now spread over three countries: an eastern, greater part in Romania, a western part in Serbia (mostly in Vojvodina) and a small northwestern part in Hungary.
Word forms
Etymology
Equivalent to ban (“a warden”) + -ate. Compare French banat, German Banat.
Derived words
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