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Banya

//ˈbɑːnjə// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A type of steam bath, popular in Russia (and in some parts of Alaska as well).

    "The Russian public steam bath (banya) is a cultural hybrid which borrows freely from the Finnish sauna and the Turkish political detention centre."

  2. 2
    Alternative form of Banna (“Omotic ethnic group”). alt-of, alternative, plural, plural-only

Etymology

From Russian ба́ня f (bánja). Doublet of bagnio, bain, and balaneion.

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