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Bani

Bani

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A city in the Dominican Republic that is the capital of Peravia province
  • proper noun
: Bani
  • Back at the field in Bani, not far from one of Alvarez's homes, Ivan Brea watched his son work out.

Examples

  • Armed Libyan forces continue to surround the city of Bani Walid, Libya.

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  • The besieged Libyan city of Bani Walid has been plunged into chaos.

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  • My father came from Bani, but he moved north, close to my mother's family.

  • The people of Bani don't mind.

Surface Forms

Bani main

Etymology

Bani is the name of a city in the Dominican Republic that comes from the island's original people, the Taíno. It probably comes from a Taíno word for the local 'land' or 'river', so you can remember Bani as an old indigenous name that ties the place to its land.