Bayan
name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A type of chromatic button accordion developed in Russia in the early 20th century.
- 2 A lecture.
Proper Noun
- 1 A county of Harbin, Heilongjiang, China.
Synonyms
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Etymology 1
From Russian бая́н (baján); named after the 11th-century bard Boyan.
Etymology 2
From Arabic بَيَان (bayān).
Etymology 3
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 巴彦 (Bāyàn).
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