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yaban.

wilderness

5 characters2 syllables approx.Türkçe language

Meaning & usage

noun/jaˈban/

  1. wilderness

  2. backwoods

  3. stranger, foreigner

Where this word comes from

From Ottoman Turkish یابان, from Persian یابان (yâbân).

adj/jaˈban/

  1. wild

  2. uninhabited

  3. stranger, outsider: someone who is not a local

    derogatory
Where this word comes from

From Ottoman Turkish یابان, from Persian یابان (yâbân).

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