| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| PRONUNCIATION: |  b nd |
| NOUN: | 1. An embankment or dike, especially in India. 2. A street running along a harbor or waterway, especially in the Far East. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Hindi band, from Persian, from Middle Persian, from Avestan *banda-, from Old Iranian. See bhendh- in Appendix I.
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