Result from Foreign Dictionaries (3 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Banian \Ban"ian\ (b[a^]n"yan or b[a^]n*y[a^]n"; 277), n. [Skr.
banij merchant. The tree was so named by the English, because
used as a market place by the merchants.]
1. A Hindu trader, merchant, cashier, or money changer.
[Written also {banyan}.]
[1913 Webster]
2. A man's loose gown, like that worn by the Banians.
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3. (Bot.) The Indian fig. See {Banyan}.
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{Banian days} (Naut.), days in which the sailors have no
flesh meat served out to them. This use seems to be
borrowed from the Banians or Banya race, who eat no flesh.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
banian
n 1: East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down
into the soil forming additional trunks [syn: {banyan},
{banyan tree}, {banian}, {banian tree}, {Indian banyan},
{East Indian fig tree}, {Ficus bengalensis}]
2: a loose fitting jacket; originally worn in India [syn:
{banyan}, {banian}]
From French-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.4 [fd-fra-eng]:
banian /baniɑ̃/
banyan
แสดงได้ทั้งความหมายของคำเดี่ยว และคำผสม ได้อย่างถูกต้อง
เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย
