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Banff.

A town in Alberta, Canada.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈbænf//ˈbæmf/
  1. A town in Alberta, Canada.

  2. A town in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland, and the former county town of Banffshire.

Where this word comes from

From Scottish Gaelic Banbh, possibly banbh (“piglet”) or bean (“woman”) + naomh (“holy”).

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