Japanese war-cry, 1893, literally "(may you live) ten thousand years," originally a greeting addressed to the emperor, from ban "ten thousand" + sai "year."
bantam
banter
banting
Bantu
banyan
banzai
baobab
Baphomet
baptise
baptism
baptismal
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