BATNA

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proper noun

A city and commune in Batna Province, northeastern Algeria.

OriginArabic باتنة ← tzm ⴱⴰⵜⵏⴰ →
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Meanings

BATNA1

nounBATNA (plural BATNAs)

plural BATNAs

  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Best alternative to a negotiated agreement.

Batna2

proper noun
  1. A city and commune in Batna Province, northeastern Algeria.

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

  1. tzmⴱⴰⵜⵏⴰ
  2. Arabicباتنة
  3. EnglishBatna

Borrowed from Arabic باتنة (bātinah), from Central Atlas Tamazight ⴱⴰⵜⵏⴰ (batna).

More words from Arabic, tzm

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Translations

Arabic باتنة
  • باتنة (bātinah)city in Algeria
Catalan Batna
  • Batnacity in Algeria
French Batna
  • Batnacity in Algeria
German Batna
  • Batnacity in Algeria
Greek Μπάτνα
  • Μπάτνα (Bátna)city in Algeria
Japanese バトナ
  • バトナ (batona)city in Algeria
Latin Lambaesis
  • Lambaesiscity in Algeria
Russian Ба́тна
  • Ба́тна (Bátna)city in Algeria

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

BantabanatBatanNatba
Cite this entry
APA

BATNA. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/BATNA

MLA

“BATNA.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/BATNA. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “BATNA,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/BATNA.

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