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bund1 definition

bund or Bund (bo̵ont, bo̵ond)

noun pl. bunds (bo̵ondz), Bün′de (bün′də)

  1. a league or confederation
  2. a political organization; specif., the German-American Bund, a former pro-Nazi organization in the U.S.

Etymology: Ger < root of binden, bind

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bund2 definition

bund (bund)

noun

in India and the Far East, an embankment or quay, or an embanked road along a waterfront

Etymology: Anglo-Ind < Hindi band, embankment, dike < Pers bändär, harbor

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