Bala

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proper noun

A small town and community with a town council in Gwynedd, Wales (OS grid ref SH9235).

OriginWelsh Bala →
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Meanings

Bala1

proper noun
  1. A small town and community with a town council in Gwynedd, Wales (OS grid ref SH9235).
  2. A rural community of Muskoka Lakes municipality, Ontario, Canada, named after Bala, Wales.
  3. An unincorporated community in Riley County, Kansas, United States, named after Bala in Wales.

Bala2

proper noun
  1. An extinct Jurchenic language formerly spoken in northeastern China.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
balafon

Origin

Bala · proper noun

  1. WelshBala
  2. EnglishBala

In Wales, from Welsh Bala, from bala (“effluent from a lake”).

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Bala · proper noun

  1. Mandarin巴拉語 /巴拉语“Bala language”
  2. EnglishBala

From Mandarin 巴拉語 /巴拉语 (Bālāyǔ, “Bala language”).

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Translations

Welsh Y Bala, Llyn Tegid
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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

albabaalLABAblaa
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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