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Buna

name · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

name

Meaning 1

A Torricelli language of East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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name

Meaning 2

Synonym of Mbum (“a language of Cameroon”).

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Synonyms: Mbum

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name

Meaning 3

A census-designated place in Jasper County, Texas, United States, named after Buna Corley.

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name

Meaning 4

A river in Albania and Montenegro

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Synonyms: Bojana

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noun

Meaning 5

Any of an early generation of synthetic polybutadiene rubbers produced using sodium as a catalyst.

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Usage: countable, historical, uncountable

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noun

Meaning 6

made by polymerizing butadiene

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: buna rubber

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Broader terms: rubber, synthetic rubber

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Albanian Bunë.

From butadiene and Na (“chemical symbol for sodium”).

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: Bunë — river in Albania and Montenegro
  • Italian: Boiana — river in Albania and Montenegro
  • Latin: Barbanna — river in Albania and Montenegro
  • Latin: Boliana — river in Albania and Montenegro
  • Serbo-Croatian: Bojana /Бојана — river in Albania and Montenegro