Meanings
nounBaining (plural Baining or Bainings)
plural Bainings
- A member of an indigenous people of the island of New Britain, Papua New Guinea.
proper noun
- The mountainous region of New Britain inhabited by the Baining people.
Origin
An exonym from a Tolai language, meaning "inland people" with an originally pejorative connotation.
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APA
Baining. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Baining
MLA
“Baining.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Baining. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Baining,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Baining.
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