Banian may refer to: *

Bania (caste) __NOTOC__ The Bania (also spelled Baniya, Banija, Banya, Vaniya, Vani, Vania and Vanya) is a Vaishya community mainly found in Indian states of Gujarat, and Rajasthan, but they are also found in Madhya Pradesh. Haryana, Punjab, Chandigarh, Del ...

, Indian mercantile caste * Banian Hospital, veterinary hospitals in pre-modern India *

Banian, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Banian (َUrdu & Pashto بانیاں) is a town, and one of twenty union councils in Battagram District in the Khyber Pukhtunkhwa of Pakistan. The place was named by Bania (caste) of Narrore, while they formerly ruled the Jirgah System Jirg ...

, Pakistan *

Banian, Guinea Banian is a town and sub-prefecture in the Faranah Prefecture in the Faranah Region of Guinea Guinea ( ),, fuf, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫, italic=no, Gine, wo, Gine, nqo, ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫, bm, Gine officially the Republic of Guinea (french: R� ...

* Banian, Iran (disambiguation) *

Banyan (clothing) A banyan (through Portuguese and Arabic , , from the Tamil , /, , the Gujarati , , meaning "merchant", ) is a garment worn by European men and women in the late 17th and 18th century, influenced by the Japanese kimono brought to Europe by the ...

, 18th century loose gown or coat for men *

Banyan merchants Banyan merchants is an expression used widely in the Indian Ocean trade to refer to Indian merchants who are clearly distinguished from others, by their clothing, by their religious and cultural dietary choices, and by the manner in which they co ...

, historical merchants from India *

Banyan A banyan, also spelled "banian", is a fig that develops accessory trunks from adventitious prop roots, allowing the tree to spread outwards indefinitely. This distinguishes banyans from other trees with a strangler habit that begin life as a ...

tree * Baniyan, an undershirt or vest, primarily an Indian expression in Hindi and Malayalam languages; the traditional wear for fishermen in Kerala

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