banaba

Speech parts

1. banaba - Noun

2. Banaba - Proper noun

Meaning

banaba (plural banabas)

A Southeast Asian tree, Lagerstroemia speciosa, with medicinal leaves.
Synonyms: giant crape-myrtle, Queen's crape-myrtle, pride of India

Banaba

An island in Kiribati, in the Pacific Ocean, a former site of phosphate mining.
Synonym: Ocean Island

Examples

Coconut palms in Abaiang Kiribati consists of 33 atolls and one solitary island ( Banaba ), extending into the eastern and western hemispheres, as well as the northern and southern hemispheres. Source: Internet

Geography Kiribati includes Kiritimati (Christmas Atoll; in the Line Islands), the largest coral atoll (in terms of land area, not dimensions) in the world, and Banaba (Ocean Island), one of the three great phosphate rock islands in the Pacific. Source: Internet

Because Banaba was devastated by phosphate mining, the vast majority of Banabans moved to the island of Rabi in the Fiji Islands in the 1940s where they now number some 5,000 and enjoy full Fijian citizenship. Source: Internet

Air travel 2 small aeroplanes fly out of the Gilbert Islands, except for Banaba. Source: Internet

It has elected members, including by constitutional mandate a representative of the Banaban people in Fiji (Banaba Island, former Ocean Island), in addition to the attorney general, who serves as an ex-officio member. Source: Internet

Banaba is one of the least suitable places for agriculture in the world. Source: Internet

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