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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BALATA

From American Spanish, of Carib origin.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BALATA

balata  [ˈbælətə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BALATA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Balata is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BALATA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

balata

Balata

Balata Camp is a Palestinian refugee camp established in the northern West Bank in 1950, adjacent to the city of Nablus. It is the largest refugee camp in the West Bank. Balata Camp is densely populated with 30,000 residents in an area of 0.25 square kilometers. Demolished home in Balata, 2002, Second Intifada...

Definition of balata in the English dictionary

The definition of balata in the dictionary is a tropical American sapotaceous tree, Manilkara bidentata, yielding a latex-like sap. Other definition of balata is a rubber-like gum obtained from this sap: used as a substitute for gutta-percha.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BALATA


balloter
ˈbælətə
bardolater
bɑːˈdɒlətə
belleter
ˈbɛlətə
bibliolater
ˌbɪblɪˈɒlətə
demonolater
ˌdiːməˈnɒlətə
ecclesiolater
ɪˌkliːzɪˈɒlətə
elater
ˈɛlətə
Galata
ˈɡælətə
hagiolater
ˌhæɡɪˈɒlətə
heliolater
ˌhiːlɪˈɒlətə
iconolater
ˌaɪkəˈnɒlətə
idolater
aɪˈdɒlətə
leafleter
ˈliːflətə
Mariolater
ˌmeərɪˈɒlətə
monolater
mɒˈnɒlətə
necrolater
nɛˈkrɒlətə
ophiolater
ˌɒfɪˈɒlətə
pyrolater
paɪˈrɒlətə
zoolater
zəʊˈɒlətə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BALATA

balance of payments deficit
balance of power
balance of terror
balance of trade
balance pipe
balance shaft
balance sheet
balance transfer
balance weight
balance wheel
balanceable
balanced
balancer
Balanchine
balancing
balancing act
balanitis
balas
balas ruby

WORDS THAT END LIKE BALATA

anata
bachata
Basilicata
big data
chipolata
data
gremolata
kata
Kolkata
La Plata
Mar del Plata
metadata
Plata
rata
relata
sonata
strata
taramasalata
terra sigillata
Zapata

Synonyms and antonyms of balata in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «balata» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BALATA

Find out the translation of balata to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of balata from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «balata» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

橡胶
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

balata
570 millions of speakers

English

balata
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Balata
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بلاطة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

балата
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

balata
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

balata
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

balata
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Balata
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Balata
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

バラタ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

발라 타
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Balata
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

balata
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

balata
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बालाटा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

balata
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

balata
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

balatę
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

балата
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

balata
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

balata
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Balata
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

balata
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Balata
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of balata

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BALATA»

The term «balata» is regularly used and occupies the 57.613 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BALATA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «balata» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «balata» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about balata

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BALATA»

Discover the use of balata in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to balata and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Run Away to Nowhere
Run Away to Nowhere is the story of Nareen and Karwan, who have fallen in love with each other in a very strict society.
Qasham Balata, 2010
2
India Rubber, Gutta-Percha, and Balata - Occurrence, ...
The writing of this book has afforded him pleasure in his leisure moments, and that pleasure would be much increased if he knew that the perusal of it would create any bond of sympathy between himself and the angling community in general.
William T. Brannt, 2007
3
India-Rubber and Its Manufacture, with Chapters on ...
We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Hubert L. Terry, 2008
4
Elsevier's Dictionary of Trees: Volume 1: North America
gooseberry (Tobago); horseflesh, red lancewood, sapodilla, wild dilly f balata franc; arbre boulet; balata p.p. (Haiti); balata gomme; balata rouge (French Guiana); balate (Guadeloupe, Martinique); bois-balata, bois-négresse; bois noir ...
M.M. Grandtner, 2005
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Tropical Forests of the Guiana Shield: Ancient Forests in a ...
Balata was first brought to the attention of French industry in 1855 (Bruleaux, 1989) and British industry at the Crystal Palace International Exhibition of 1862 ( Davis, 1933). The following year saw the first commercial-quantity exports from the ...
D. S. Hammond, 2005
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Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, ...
o balata (portuguese, Brazil; Suriname); Balatabaum (german); balata burue ( arawak); balata-maparajuba (portuguese, Brazil); boéti (Suriname); bois boulet abeille (creole); boiti (aukaans); boïti (paramacca); boletri (sranan); bolletri, bolletrie ...
M.M. Grandtner, Julien Chevrette, 2013
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Wrigley Field's Last World Series: The Wartime Chicago Cubs ...
The core was covered with an inner shell of black balata and an outer shell of red balata. Balata, the saplike secretion of the bully tree, is found in the southern latitudes of North America. The material was not war-restricted and was relatively  ...
Charles N. Billington, 2005
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The Bradt Travel Guide: Guyana
Balata is a natural latex found in the bulletwood tree (Manillkara bidentata), a species of tree that can reach heights of more than 40m ( 1 20ft) with a base diameter of nearly 3m ( l 0ft). Balata is collected by 'balata bleeders' who tap the trees ...
Kirk Smock, 2008
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Occupied by Memory: The Intifada Generation and the ...
"Issa" (25), 28 February and 4 April 1997, Balata. "Samira" (22), 2 March and 7 March 1997, Balata. "Khaled" (26), 6 March, n March, and 18 March 1997, Balata. Isam Abu-Hawila (25), 6 March, 13 March, and 10 April 1997, Balata. "Ashraf" ...
John Collins, 2004
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Dictionary of the English/Creole of Trinidad & Tobago: On ...
Dey is named balata. De parrots specially fond ah dem.” (Gale 30 Aug 1919) ◊ Behind us towered the Morne Bleu, the highest point in Trinidad... on both sides climbed steep slopes that were solid masses of dark green except when chaconia ...
Lise Winer, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BALATA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term balata is used in the context of the following news items.
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The intifada's lasting injuries
Mahmoud Habash was injured during an explosion in Balata refugee camp near the West Bank city of Nablus on 25 January 2001. He was ... «The Electronic Intifada, Jul 15»
2
St.Lucia News Online
upper Ti Morne, Biro Development, upper Armondale, Mon Du Don/Balata Road will be supplied from tonight. (Note this excludes Feh ... «St. Lucia News Online, Jul 15»
3
Service honours life of 'remarkable' councillor Ray Davies
... on anti-nuclear protests and was even shot in the head in Palestine while escorting ambulances carrying injured Palestinians in Balata. «South Wales Argus, Jul 15»
4
Campaigner and councillor Ray Davies and 'true one-off' remembered
... on anti-nuclear protests and was even shot in the head in Palestine while escorting ambulances carrying injured Palestinians in Balata. «South Wales Argus, Jul 15»
5
Vendors' sales dilemma
Balata, Tavua, Multiracial Women's Club president Irene Kuma said ultimately, the price of some of the products would have to be reduced. «Fiji Times, Jul 15»
6
One Palestinian Injured, Five Kidnapped, Near Nablus
Furthermore, the army attacked a Palestinian, identified as Hasan Abu Mustafa, from the Balata refugee camp, after stopping him at the main ... «International Middle East Media Center, Jun 15»
7
Call to revitalise Scotland's coastline to boost local economies
Fernanda Balata, Project Lead in Coastal and Marine Environment at the New Economics Foundation, says: 'As an island nation, the UK has ... «For Argyll, Jun 15»
8
Israeli Forces Shoot Palestinian, Detain Ten, Summon Another in …
They also physically assaulted a Palestinian at the entrance of the village, who was identified as Hasan Abu Mustafa, a resident of Balata ... «WAFA - Palestine News Agency, Jun 15»
9
Nationwide green action plan needed to boost coastal industries …
Fernanda Balata, project lead for coastal and marine environment at the NEF, said that "as an island nation, the UK has access to a ... «Business Green, Jun 15»
10
Golf Weekly: Banff Springs' hickory experience breathes new …
I'm really trying to get it out there in the fairway and get it up there near the green because I'm not throwing wedges with balata balls and ... «Calgary Herald, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Balata [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/balata>. May 2024 ».
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