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Meaning of "banditry" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BANDITRY

banditry  [ˈbændɪtrɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BANDITRY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Banditry 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 BANDITRY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Banditry

Banditry is the life and practice of bandits. A bandit is "one who is proscribed or outlawed; hence, a lawless desperate marauder, a brigand: usually applied to members of the organized gangs which infest the mountainous districts of Italy, Sicily, Spain, Greece, and Turkey." In modern usage it may be used as a synonym for gangster, hence the term "one-armed bandit" for gambling machines that can leave the gambler with no money.

Definition of banditry in the English dictionary

The definition of banditry in the dictionary is behaviour or acts typical of a bandit.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BANDITRY


asymmetry
æˈsɪmɪtrɪ
audiometry
ˌɔːdɪˈɒmɪtrɪ
cabinetry
ˈkæbɪnɪtrɪ
calorimetry
ˌkæləˈrɪmɪtrɪ
cemetery
ˈsɛmɪtrɪ
circuitry
ˈsɜːkɪtrɪ
corsetry
ˈkɔːsɪtrɪ
cytometry
saɪˈtɒmɪtrɪ
geometry
dʒɪˈɒmɪtrɪ
morphometry
mɔːˈfɒmɪtrɪ
optometry
ɒpˈtɒmɪtrɪ
poetry
ˈpəʊɪtrɪ
punditry
ˈpʌndɪtrɪ
spectrometry
spɛkˈtrɒmɪtrɪ
stoichiometry
ˌstɔɪkɪˈɒmɪtrɪ
supersymmetry
ˌsuːpəˈsɪmɪtrɪ
symmetry
ˈsɪmɪtrɪ
telemetry
tɪˈlɛmɪtrɪ
toiletry
ˈtɔɪlɪtrɪ
trigonometry
ˌtrɪɡəˈnɒmɪtrɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BANDITRY

bandicoot
bandicoot rat
bandied
bandier
bandies
bandiest
bandiness
banding
bandit
bandito
banditti
Bandjarmasin
Bandjermasin
bandleader
bandmaster
bandmate
bandobust
bandog
bandoleer
bandolero

WORDS THAT END LIKE BANDITRY

babbitry
Guitry
hermitry
hobbitry
Jesuitry
microcircuitry
nitry
pulpitry
rabbitry
summitry
whodunitry
whodunnitry

Synonyms and antonyms of banditry in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «banditry» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BANDITRY

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

Translator English - Chinese

土匪
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bandolerismo
570 millions of speakers

English

banditry
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

डाकुओं
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اللصوصية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бандитизм
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

banditismo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রাহাজানি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

banditisme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bandit
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Banditentum
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

山賊行為
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

산적
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Banditry
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thổ phỉ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கொள்ளைச்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दांडगा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

haydutluk
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

banditismo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bandytyzm
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бандитизм
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

banditism
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ληστείες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

misdadigheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

banditliv
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

banditt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of banditry

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BANDITRY»

The term «banditry» is regularly used and occupies the 67.849 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BANDITRY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «banditry» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «banditry» 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 banditry

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BANDITRY»

Discover the use of banditry in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to banditry and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Banditry, Rebellion and Social Protest in Africa
Marks a new stage in African resistance studies.
Donald Crummey, 1986
2
Feuding, Conflict and Banditry in Nineteenth-Century Corsica
A study of vendetta and banditry, applying insights from the field of social anthropology.
Stephen Wilson, 2003
3
Nightmares of the Lettered City: Banditry and Literature in ...
While focusing on four crucial countries (Argentina, Mexico, Brazil, and Venezuela), it is the first book to address the depiction of banditry in Latin America as a whole.
Juan Pablo Dabove, 2007
4
Thuggee: banditry and the British in early ...
This book provides a reassessment of thuggee in the context of banditry and the colonial state in early nineteenth-century India.
Kim A. Wagner, 2007
5
Bandidos: The Varieties of Latin American Banditry
This collection explores the varieties of banditry in Latin America and provides a major comparative testing of HobsbawM&Apos;s model of the social bandit.
Richard W. Slatta, 1987
6
States of Banditry: The Nguyen Government, Bandit Rule, and ...
Based on documentary research in Vietnamese, Chinese, and French materials as well as fieldwork in Vietnam and the PRC, this dissertation examines the bandit networks in the borderlands of China and Vietnam during the mid-nineteenth and ...
Bradley Camp Davis, 2008
7
Lords of the Mountain: Social Banditry and Peasant Protest ...
Lords of the Mountain is a colorful narrative that views how Cuba's violent history in the late nineteenth and early twentieth-century was also a history of economic violence.
Louis A., Jr. Perez, 1989
8
Lawless liberators: political banditry and Cuban independence
Lawless Liberators examines the origins, actions, and ends (often sudden and violent) of the bandit groups such as Garcia’s that paved the way for the revolution and offers a reasoned and balanced analysis of their role in those dramatic ...
Rosalie Schwartz, 1989
9
Masked Raiders: Irish Banditry in Southern Africa : 1880-1899
A fascinating true story of bank robberies, shipwrecks, highwaymen, treasure hunts and fugitives recounted by a master storyteller.
Charles Van Onselen, 2010
10
The Uskoks of Senj: Piracy, Banditry, and Holy War in the ...
In this highly original work, Catherine Wendy Bracewell reconstructs and analyzes the tumultuous history of the uskoks of Senj, the martial bands who operated on the Habsburg Military Frontier in Croatia between the 1530s and the 1620s.
Catherine Wendy Bracewell, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BANDITRY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term banditry is used in the context of the following news items.
1
NPA blamed for banana plantation blast in ComVal - Rappler
"These CPP-NPA's banditry attacks against civilian entities which are non-military targets will not go unpunished," Año said. – Rappler.com. «Rappler, Jul 15»
2
Terrorism leaves Western travellers cut off from lands of wonder …
The cities of the Sahara are plagued by banditry and kidnapping. The mud towers of Yemen would attract only a war junkie. The best view of ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
3
Moonilal: Govt will not bargain with gang leaders - Trinidad Express
Because what you expect is rampant crime, banditry, criminal activity, and delinquency. Today, we are building communities and treating with ... «Trinidad & Tobago Express, Jul 15»
4
Philippines: An Offer You Cannot Refuse - StrategyPage
Some of those are believed to be more involved with banditry and clan wars than trying to destroy the peace deal with MILF. Islamic terrorists ... «Strategy Page, Jul 15»
5
Philippines: An Offer You Cannot Refuse
Some of those are believed to be more involved with banditry and clan wars than trying to destroy the peace deal with MILF. Islamic terrorists ... «Strategy Page, Jul 15»
6
Two chiefs, five police reservists arrested over banditry in Baringo
Two assistant chiefs and five Kenya Police Reservists (KPR) have been arrested following the recent incident at Sandai in Baringo South ... «The Standard Digital News, Jul 15»
7
Cattle rustling menace will end, Deputy President William Ruto …
Deputy President William Ruto, said the peace effort had tremendously reduced incidents of cattle rustling and banditry. He spoke when he met ... «The Standard Digital News, Jul 15»
8
Boko Haram: Stakeholders brainstorm on rehabilitation plan
They also called for concerted efforts to tackle the emerging security challenges like rural banditry, rural-urban population movements and ... «Daily Trust, Jul 15»
9
Covert state aggression and international law
Incidents of smaller intensity, such as internal disturbances, acts of banditry and tensions, do not qualify as non-international armed conflicts. «Pakistan Today, Jul 15»
10
ISIS terrorists cut off two men's hand and foot for 'banditry' as 100s …
ISIS has released yet another barbaric video in which two suspected thieves are doused in red antiseptic solution before their left foot and right ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»

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