Baining

noun

Bai·​ning

ˈbīniŋ

plural Baining or Bainings

1

a

: a Papuan people of New Britain

b

: a member of such people

2

: the language of the Baining people

Word History

First Known Use

1905, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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