bandar

British  

/ ˈbændɑːr /

noun

1. a male monkey

2. informal an impudent or mischievous man or boy

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Etymology

Origin of bandar

C21: Hindi

Example Sentences

These include Larak Island, just offshore from the key port of Bandar Abbas, and sitting right on the Strait of Hormuz.

From BBC

A battle for a beachhead near Bandar Abbas, Iran’s main naval headquarters, or for Kharg Island, a crucial oil export hub, would risk significant American casualties, former officials said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Bandar Anzali has been the main conduit for Iranian drones, said Nicole Grajewski, a professor at the Sciences Po university in Paris who specializes in Iran and Russia.

From The Wall Street Journal

It has also struck a base at Bandar Abbas, just north of the Strait, used by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard’s naval forces.

From The Wall Street Journal

Basheer Ahmed, a 42-year-old trader, was returning from Bandar Abbas, a strategic naval city in southern Iran that lies just across from the Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint of global shipping that Iran has effectively closed.

From Barron's