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Meaning of banya | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈbɑːnjə

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Беларуская лазня
Български баня
Bosanski banja
Deutsch Banja
Français bania banya
Hrvatski banja
Magyar gőzfürdő
Հայերեն բաղնիք
Italiano bania
日本語 バニャ
ქართული აბანო
Қазақша монша
한국어 바냐
Nederlands banja
Polski bania
Português banya
Русский баня
Српски banja
Українська ба́ня лазня

Examples

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

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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