name
Meaning 1
A waterfront area in central Shanghai.
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Standard Lemma guide
bund
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Pronunciation
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/bʌnd/
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/bʊnd/
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name
Meaning 2
The General Jewish Labour Bund, a secular Jewish socialist party in the Russian Empire.
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Usage: historical
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name
Meaning 3
Any related movements in other countries, such as the still-existing Australian Bund, etc.
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name
Meaning 4
A bond issued by the German federal government.
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Usage: uncountable, usually
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noun
Meaning 5
A league or confederacy; especially the confederation of German states.
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noun
Meaning 6
A group of foreign sympathizers of Nazi Germany, most notoriously before and during World War II.
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noun
Meaning 7
A secondary enclosure, typically consisting of a wall or berm, which surrounds a tank or fluid-handling mechanism, intended to contain any spills or leaks.
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noun
Meaning 8
A perennial ("wet") or seasonal ("dry") pond constructed in a depression and in which fish are stored, typically for breeding.
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Usage: India
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noun
Meaning 9
An embankment.
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noun
Meaning 10
Alternative form of bandh.
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Usage: India, alt-of, alternative
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verb
Meaning 11
To provide berms or other secondary enclosures to guard against accidental fluid spills within.
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History
Etymology
From bund (“embankment”), from Hindustani بند / बंद (band), from Classical Persian بند (band).
From Yiddish בונד (bund, “bond, union”). Doublet of bund, bond, and band.
From Bundesanleihe (“federal bond”)
From German Bund (“alliance, league”). Doublet of Bund, bond, and band.
From Hindustani بند / बंद (band), from Classical Persian بند (band).
Variant of bandh, from Hindi बंध (bandh); see that entry for more. Doublet of etymology 2 above.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Romanian: legatura — league or confederacy
- Romanian: uniune — league or confederacy