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Bon  (bn, b), Cape
A peninsula of northeast Tunisia extending into the Mediterranean Sea across from Sicily.
Bon1
n
1. (Non-Christian Religions / Buddhism) Also called Feast (or Festival) of Lanterns an annual festival celebrated by Japanese Buddhists
2. (Non-Christian Religions / Hinduism)
a.  the pre-Buddhist priests of Tibet or one such priest
b.  their religion
[from Japanese bon, originally Urabon, from Sanskrit ullambana hanging upside down]
Bon2
n
(Placename) Cape. a peninsula of NE Tunisia
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