BANDA Definition & Meaning

banda

[ bahn-duh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a style of Mexican dance music featuring brass instruments and having a heavy beat.

Banda

[ ban-duh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Hastings Ka·mu·zu [kah-, moo, -zoo], 1906–97, Malawi physician, political leader, and public official: 1st president of Malawi 1966–94.

Banda

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noun

BandaHastings Kamuzu19061997MMalawianPOLITICS: head of statePOLITICS: statesman Hastings Kamuzu (kæˈmuːzuː). 1906–97, Malawi statesman. As first prime minister of Nyasaland (from 1963), he led his country to independence (1964) as Malawi: president (1966–94)

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of banda¹

First recorded in 1990–95; from Mexican Spanish: literally, band ¹ (in the sense of “group of musicians”)

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To make matters worse, their lone moment of defensive excellence — when Tommy Edman threw out a runner at home in the seventh — came in an inning the Nationals scored three other times off relievers Anthony Banda and Matt Sauer, turning a one-run lead into a four-run advantage that largely felt of the Dodgers’ own making.

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The National Women's Soccer League is investigating an incident involving "hateful language" directed at Orlando Pride striker Barbra Banda by a fan.

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Treinen, Yates, Vesia and Banda all figure to take on high-leverage spots, especially with Evan Phillips and Michael Kopech likely to start the season on the injured list.

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Eddah Simfukwe Banda, a 32-year-old subsistence farmer, has been getting ARVs since 2017 from the Macro clinic, where various NGOs were providing HIV programmes.

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And other returning contributors, such as Alex Vesia, Evan Phillips and Anthony Banda, all missed time with injuries late last season.

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