From bund.
The Bund
A waterfront area in central Shanghai.
the Bund
A secular Jewish socialist party in the Russian Empire, active between 1897 and 1920.
Any related movements in other countries, such as the still-existing Australian Bund, etc..
bund (plural bunds)
A league or confederacy; especially the confederation of German states.
bund (plural bunds)
A secondary enclosure, typically consisting of a wall or berm, which surrounds a tank or fluid-handling mechanism, intended to contain any spills or leaks.
(India) A perennial ("wet") or seasonal ("dry") pond constructed in a depression and in which fish are stored, typically for breeding.
bund (third-person singular simple present bunds, present participle bunding, simple past and past participle bunded)
To provide berms or other secondary enclosures to guard against accidental fluid spills within.
Source: Wiktionary
Bund, n. Etym: [G.]
Definition: League; confederacy; esp. the confederation of German states.
Bund, n. Etym: [Hindi band.]
Definition: An embankment against inundation. [India] S. Wells Williams.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 January 2025
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
International Coffee Day (September 29) is an occasion to promote and celebrate coffee as a beverage, with events occurring in places across the world. A day to promote fair trade coffee and raise awareness for the coffee growers’ plight. Other countries celebrate this event on October 1.
