banda

¹

[ bahn-duh ]

noun

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

Banda

²

[ ban-duh ]

noun

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

Banda

/ ˈbændə /

noun

1. 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)

Word History and Origins

Origin of banda¹

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

Example Sentences

The Global Interfaith Network, a global NGO that promotes safety and inclusion for all people of faith and especially for people who suffer discrimination because of their sexual orientation, criticized Banda’s comments.

From Washington Blade

The book captures a desire to remember the islands’ importance and what they have endured from the perspective of those who live in and hold Banda dear.

From Time

A few years passed, and La Banda Picasso remained tight knit but for a few members, such as Pieret, who left France.

From The Daily Beast

She would soon become known as the “Diva of Banda” and the “Queen of Banda.”

From The Daily Beast

The statement reads: "natural de la otra banda del paraje de Turis, ó nacion Karquin."

From Project Gutenberg

Bertram at once took him to his own banda and bade him make himself at home.

From Project Gutenberg

The faithful Ali dived into the banda like a rabbit into its hole.

From Project Gutenberg

The two survivors waited in anxious expectation for the arrival of the annual trading proa from Banda.

From Project Gutenberg

So as there's always contracts to be let about a big run like Banda we took a contract for some bush work, and went at it.

From Project Gutenberg