Bethanien

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proper noun

A rural town in Barossa Council, Barossa Valley, South Australia, Australia, formerly known as Bethanien

OriginGerman Bethanien ← Latin Bethania ← Ancient Greek Βηθανία →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalA rural town in Barossa Council, Barossa Valley, South Australia, Australia, formerly known as Bethanien

Origin

  1. Aramaicבית עניא
  2. Ancient GreekΒηθανία
  3. LatinBethania
  4. GermanBethanien
  5. EnglishBethanien

From Borrowed from German Bethanien, Borrowed from Latin Bethania, from Ancient Greek Βηθανία (Bēthanía), from Aramaic בית עניא.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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