English Words: B

31,241 words · Page 46 of 625

balichaonoun

A shrimp or krill paste used in Macanese cuisine.

Balickiname

A surname.

balik kampungnoun

an annual travel to one's hometown to meet one's family and relatives.

balikbayannoun

A Filipino returning to the Philippines after spending time in another country.

balikbayan boxnoun

A carton shipped or brought to the Philippines from another country by a Filipino who has been living overseas, a balikbayan, typically containing items such as foods, clothing, toys, and household products.

Balikianname

A surname from Armenian.

Balikpapanname

A city in East Kalimantan, Indonesia.

Baliliname

A barangay of La Trinidad, Benguet, Philippines.

balimbingnoun

Alternative form of belimbing (“star fruit”).

Balin stonenoun

A type of pyrophyllite from Inner Mongolia; traditionally used in the Chinese art of seal engraving.

Balineseadj

Of or relating to Bali, its inhabitants, or their language or culture.

Balinesianadj

of Bali, Balinese

balingverb

present participle and gerund of bale

balinghoynoun

cassava

Balingitname

A surname from Tagalog.

balipholitenoun

An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, barium, fluorine, hydrogen, lithium, magnesium, oxygen, and silicon.

Balisname

A medieval city in Aleppo Governorate, Syria.

balisagenoun

The use of dim lighting to enable navigation without giving away one's position to the enemy.

balisaurnoun

A badger-like animal of India, Arctonyx collaris, the sand bear.

balisenoun

An electronic beacon or transponder placed between the rails of a railway.

balisongnoun

A folding pocket knife with two handles counter-rotating around the tang such that, when closed, the blade is concealed within grooves in the handles.

balisternoun

A crossbow.

balistoidnoun

Any fish of the genus Balistes

balistrarianoun

arrowslit (a narrow opening through which arrows can be fired).

baliswordnoun

An exceptionally large balisong knife.

Balitskiyname

A surname.

Balitskyname

A surname.

Baliuagname

A city in Bulacan, Philippines.

balizenoun

A pole, post or frame used as a sea beacon or road waymark.

balknoun

An uncultivated ridge formed in the open field system, caused by the action of ploughing.

Balkanadj

Of or relating to the Balkan Peninsula.

Balkanernoun

A person from the Balkans.

Balkanianame

A hypothetical confederacy proposed as an independent successor state to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in the Balkans, as a peaceful resolution to the Serbo-Albanian ethnic conflict.

Balkanianadj

Balkan, Balkanic

Balkanicadj

Of or relating to the Balkan peninsula.

Balkanisationnoun

Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of Balkanization.

Balkaniseverb

Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of Balkanize.

Balkanismnoun

A word, phrase or other linguistic or cultural feature originating or being geographically confined to the region of Balkans.

Balkanisticsnoun

Balkan studies.

balkanitenoun

An orthorhombic-disphenoidal white gray mineral containing copper, mercury, silver, and sulfur.

Balkanizationnoun

The fragmentation of a geopolitical region into several small states that are often hostile or non-cooperative with each other.

Balkanizeverb

To break up into small, mutually-hostile units, especially on a political basis.

Balkanizedadj

Fractured, divided.

balkanizernoun

One who Balkanizes.

Balkano-prefix

Pertaining to the Balkans.

Balkanocentrismnoun

The practice of viewing the world from a Balkans perspective, with an implied belief, either consciously or subconsciously, in the preeminence of Balkans culture.

Balkanoidadj

Of the Balkans; Balkanic.

Balkanologicaladj

Of or relating to Balkanology.

Balkanologistnoun

One who studies Balkanology.

Balkanologynoun

Balkan studies.

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