bund

bund ¹  (bnd)

n.

1. An embankment or dike, especially in India.

2. A street running along a harbor or waterway, especially in the Far East.

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[Hindi band, from Persian, from Middle Persian, from Avestan *banda-, from Old Iranian; see bhendh- in Indo-European roots.]

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bund ²  (bnd, bnd)

n.

1. An association, especially a political association.

2. often Bund A pro-Nazi German-American organization of the 1930s.

3. often Bund A European Jewish socialist movement founded in Russia in 1897.

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[German, from Middle High German bunt; see bhendh- in Indo-European roots.]

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bundist n.