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- noun A type of
steam bath , popular inRussia .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The banya, which is made of laminated wood, is a unique construction in Antarctica, since until now, no timber buildings could be built on the continent due to its climate.
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The banya, which is made of laminated wood, is a unique construction in Antarctica, since until now, no timber buildings could be built on the continent due to its climate.
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The banya, which is made of laminated wood, is a unique construction in Antarctica, since until now, no timber buildings could be built on the continent due to its climate.
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The banya, which is made of laminated wood, is a unique construction in Antarctica, since until now, no timber buildings could be built on the continent due to its climate.
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Journey to Sea Gate, Brooklyn for an authentic Russian "banya" experience.
Relaxation For Every Budget: New York Spa Getaways The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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Journey to Sea Gate, Brooklyn for an authentic Russian "banya" experience.
Relaxation For Every Budget: New York Spa Getaways The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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While urging his minions to open their blog, as if they didn't have better things to do, he also revealed that he is going to investigate the service and state of a local 'banya' in Astana on the urging of a commenter on his blog, as if _he_ had nothing better to do.
Registan.net 2009
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my mom's country house that I always ran from and can't wait to go back to and her "banya" that sounds oh so appealing right now;
In Which I Am Being Thankful Marina Geigert 2007
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(also spelled "banya," a traditional Russian steam bath) planned to erect a 21-foot tepee with a sauna inside.
Minnesota Premier Publications - Southwest Journal Stories 2010
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The spa offers a traditional Russian banya experience, involving a ritual of hot saunas, cold baths and an invigorating banya besom treatment—a stimulating massage using birch or oak twigs.
Latvia's Burgeoning Spa Scene Jemima Sissons 2011
gulyasrobi commented on the word banya
"banya" in Hungarian means: witch / ugly old woman
August 1, 2012