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Bata

Definition: Bata

Bata

Noun

1. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

"Bata" is a common misspelling or typo for: bat, bate, bath, bats, beat, beta.

 

Abbreviations & Acronyms: Bata

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.

EntrySourceExpressionField

BATA

EnglishBakery Allied Traders AssociationN/A

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Specialty Definition: Bata

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

In Egyptian mythology, Bata is the goddess of fertility and cows, her sacred animal. She was strongly associated with Hathor and Nephthys, who may been a different manifestation of her.

Alternative: Bat

Bata is also a term for Irish stick fighting.

Batá drums are a Caribbean musical instrument.

Bata is also the main city of the Rio Muni region of Equatorial Guinea.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Bata."

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Synonyms by domain: Bakery Allied Traders Association (business), British Air Transport Association (transportation).

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Crosswords: Bata

Non-English Usage: "Bata" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Cebuano (baby), Indonesian (brick, briquet, concrete brick), Portuguese (bathrobe, morning newspaper, overall, smock, smock frock, wrapper), Scottish (cudgel, staff), Spanish (coat, dressing gown, négligé, negligee, overalls, peignoir, undress, wrapper).

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Modern Usage: Bata

DomainUsage

Movie/TV Titles

Amada Bata (1964)

May dalawang bata Kahapon (1999)

Bata Qeqia (1978)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Bata

DomainTitle

References

  • Bata India Limited: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

    (more reference examples)

  

Books

  • Anglo-Saxon Conversations: The Colloquies of Aelfric Bata (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Bata

SubjectTopicQuote

Business

Many local and foreign manufactures have developed their own retail chains, e.g. bata, Ecco, Gino Rossi, Sergio Rossi, Pollini, Salamander, But Hala, Gabor and Kazar. (references)

Several well known brands are present in Poland, mostly from Italian, German and French manufacturers (e.g. bata, Salamander, Sergio Rossi, Armando Pollini, Charles Jourdan, Romano Mazzante, Fratelli Rossetti, Colette, Galizio, Toressi, Gianrico Meri, Paul Tissi, Marino Fabiani, Guliano Venzani, Scholl, Hogl, Gabor, Lloyd, Rieker, Helix, Remonte, Dorndorf and others). (references)

Civil Liberties

Equatorial Guinea

During the year, the Government permitted the independent opposition CPDS party to hold a party congress in Bata. (references)

Equatorial Guinea

Television Asonga, owned by President Obiang and run by his son in coordination with Radio Asonga, broadcasts by cable only in Bata. (references)

Equatorial Guinea

The Government closed Radio Asonga's stations in both Bata and Malabo, as well as the television station that is incorporated into the Bata radio station. (references)

Economic History

Equatorial Guinea

Bata on the mainland is somewhat drier and cooler. (references)

Equatorial Guinea

On the mainland the largest city, Bata, still has regular blackouts. (references)

Eq. Guinea

About 25 percent of the population live in Malabo (45,000 inhabitants) and Bata (60,000 inhabitants). (references)

Human Rights

Equatorial Guinea

Francisco Mba Obiang, CPDS representative in Akurenam, was detained allegedly in Bata. (references)

Equatorial Guinea

For example, the CNDH found the prison in Bata to be in an advanced stage of deterioration and unfit for human habitation. (references)

Equatorial Guinea

After receiving orders from their superiors, authorities detained Teodoro Abeso Nguema and Juan Obiang Late in November 1999 at the Bata prison. (references)

Trade

Eq. Guinea

Both operate only two branches in the country (one in Malabo, the other in Bata). (references)

Travel

Eq. Guinea

Some car rentals are available in Malabo and Bata, and taxicabs can be hired. (references)

Eq. Guinea

Villas and houses are available for rent in most towns in Equatorial Guinea but difficult to find in Bata. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Bata

"Bata" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Bata" is used about 2 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (proper)100%2245,945

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Usage in Company Names: Bata

CountryNameCountryName
Chile

Bata Chile S.A.

India

Bata India Limited

Indonesia

Sepatu Bata Tbk. P.T.

 (more examples...)  

Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.

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Cities: Bata


1. Bata , Equatorial Guinea
Location: 1.51 North, 9.46 East
Population (2000 estimate): 36105
Time Zone: 1 GMT
Country: Equatorial Guinea

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Bata

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

bata

144

bata shoes

52

bata shoes museum

30

bata fish

26

bata equatorial guinea

18

bata boot

14

bata pitching machine

12

bata drum

12

bata msn

9

bata messenger msn

7

bata canada

6

bata opportunity

6

bata shoes store

6

bata company shoes

5

bantay bata

4

bata papo

4

bata mirkovic

4

bata zdravkovic

4

illic bata

3

bata ecuatorial guinea

3
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Bata

Derivations

Words ending with "Bata": albata. (additional references)

Words containing "Bata": abatable, albatas, combatant, combatants, debatable, noncombatant, noncombatants, undebatable, undebatably. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Bata" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Aata, Badak, Baea, Bafa, Baga, Baitha, Balta, Baltay, Bartal, Bartra, Basha, Batac, Batak, batal, Batala, batau, batay, Batham, Bathan, Bati, Batov, Batra, Batta, Batum, Batut, Bavay, Bawa, Bhagat, Bhartia, Bhatia, Bifa, Bista, Bitat, Bitta, Bixa, Blaga, Blaha, Blatta, Bota, Botia, Botna, Btca, Buato, Bukta, Buta, Bwaa, bwta. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: Bata

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-b-t"

-1 letter: aba, baa, bat, tab.

-2 letters: aa, ab, at, ba, ta.

 Words containing the letters "a-a-b-t"
 

+1 letter: abaft, abate, rabat, tabla.

 

+2 letters: abated, abater, abates, abatis, abator, ablate, ablaut, abwatt, albata, atabal, balata, bantam, baryta, basalt, bateau, batman, bemata, bhakta, rabato, rabats, ratbag, sabbat, tabard, tablas, tambac, tambak.

 

+3 letters: abaters, abating, abators, abattis, abettal, abeyant, ablated, ablates, ablauts, abreact, abreast, abstain, abuttal, abwatts, acrobat, actable, airboat, albatas, antbear, atabals, attaboy, babysat, baccate, balatas, ballast, bantams, barbate, barytas, basalts, basmati, bastard, bateaux, bathmat, bathyal, batsman, batteau, bearcat, bhaktas, blatant, boatman, cabaret, catawba, catboat, datable, eatable, fatback, gabbart, habitan, habitat, hatable, hatband, labiate, lambast, mastaba, rabatos, ratable, ratably, ratbags, sabaton, sabbath, sabbats, saxtuba, subtaxa, tabanid, tabards, tabaret, tableau, tabular, takable, tamable, tambacs, tambaks, tambala, tambura, tanbark, taxable, taxably, taxicab.

 

+4 letters: abatable, abatises, abattoir, abbatial, abdicate, aberrant, abettals, ablating, ablation, ablative, ablegate, abnegate, aboiteau, abradant, abreacts, abrogate, absonant, abstains, abstract, abundant, abuttals, acerbate, acrobats, agitable, airboats, alphabet, ambulant, ambulate, anabatic, antbears, antibias, arbalest, arbalist, arbitral, arboreta, arbutean, atonable, aubretia, aubrieta, autobahn, baccarat, baccated, bacchant, backbeat, backcast, backchat, backdate, backseat, backstab, backstay, backtalk, bacteria, bakemeat, baldpate, ballasts, ballista, banality, bangtail, baptisia, barathea, barbital, bareboat, barrater, barrator, barratry, bartisan, bartizan, basaltes, basaltic, basmatis, bastards, bastardy, bathmats, battalia, batteaux, bearcats, beatable, betrayal, blastema, blastoma, blastula, blatancy, boatable, boatload, boatsman, boatyard, botanica, bracteal, braggart, brantail, brassart, bregmata, cabalist, cabarets, cabotage, cabresta, cabretta, cabstand, cartable, castable, catacomb, catawbas, catboats, crabmeat, databank, database, dateable, deadbeat, eatables, entameba, faltboat, fastback, fastball, fatbacks, flatboat, gabbarts, gadabout, glabrate, habitans, habitant, habitats, habitual, hatbands, hateable, heatable, jailbait, labiated, labiates, lambaste, lambasts, layabout, makebate, marabout, mastabah, mastabas, meatball, rambutan, rateable, rateably, ratsbane, rubaiyat, rutabaga, sabatons, sabbaths, sabbatic, sabotage, sailboat, satiable, satiably, saxtubas, scatback, statable, tabanids, tabarded, tabarets, tableaus, tableaux, tabulate, tagboard, tailback, takeable, talkable, tambalas, tamboura, tamburas, tameable, tanbarks, tannable, tastable, taxables, taxicabs, teaboard, tearable, trabeate, tradable, trapball, unabated, wastable, zaibatsu.

 

+5 letters: abasement, abashment, abatement, abattises, abattoirs, abdicated, abdicates, abdicator, aberrants, aberrated, ablations, ablatives, ablegates, abnegated, abnegates, abnegator, aboiteaus, aboiteaux, abominate, abradants, abreacted, abrogated, abrogates, absorbant, abstained, abstainer, abstracts, acerbated, acerbates, acetabula, acrobatic, adaptable, adiabatic, adoptable, adsorbate, adumbrate, aerobatic, alabaster, albatross, alphabets, alterable, alterably, ambulated, ambulates, antiblack, antilabor, antiurban, approbate, arability, arbalests, arbalists, arbitrage, arbitrary, arbitrate, ascorbate, astrolabe, aubretias, aubrietas, auditable, autobahns, baccarats, bacchante, bacchants, backbeats, backcasts, backchats, backdated, backdates, backseats, backstabs, backstage, backstays, backtalks, backtrack, backwater, bacterial, bacterias, bagatelle, bakemeats, baldpates, balladist, ballasted, ballistae, bandstand, bangtails, baptisias, baptismal, baratheas, barbarity, barbitals, bareboats, baritonal, barraters, barrators, bartisans, bartizans, basipetal, bastardly, bastinade, bastinado, bathwater, battalias, battalion, beanstalk, betrayals, bicoastal, bilabiate, bilateral, bivariate, blacktail, blastemal, blastemas, blastomas, blastulae, blastulas, blatantly, boatloads, boatswain, boatyards, botanical, botanicas, brachiate, bracteate, braggarts, brantails, brassarts, breakfast, broadcast, broadtail, cabaletta, cabalists, cabotages, cabrestas, cabrettas, cabstands, calibrate, cantabile, capablest, carbamate, carbonate, carpetbag, catabolic, catacombs, catchable, combatant, crabmeats, dartboard, databanks, databases, deadbeats, debatable, dilatable, draftable, elaborate, entamebae, entamebas, entamoeba, exactable, fabricant, fabricate, faltboats, fastbacks, fastballs, fatigable, fibromata, flatboats, gadabouts, getatable, grantable, habitable, habitably, habitants, habituate, hatchable, hatchback, heartbeat, katabatic, lambasted, lambastes, layabouts, locatable, makebates, marabouts, mastabahs, matambala, matchable, meatballs, palatable, palatably, plantable, rabbinate, rambutans, ratsbanes, relatable, rotatable, rutabagas, sabbatics, sabotaged, sabotages, sailboats, sandblast, saturable, sauceboat, scatbacks, stableman, stackable, stageable, stainable, starboard, stateable, stealable, steamboat, substrata, sweatband, tablature, tableland, tablemate, tableware, tabulated, tabulates, tabulator, tackboard, tagboards, tailbacks, tailboard, tambouras, teaboards, teachable, teachably, trabeated, trabecula, traceable, trackball, tractable, tractably, tradeable, trainable, trainband, trapballs, treatable, twayblade, unactable, uneatable, untamable, waistband, walkabout, watchable, watchband, whaleboat.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Bata


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

42 61 74 61

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

-...    .-    -    .-

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000010 01100001 01110100 01100001

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#66 &#97 &#116 &#97

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0042 0061 0074 0061

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

36678667

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Modern
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Quotations: Non-fiction
6. Usage Frequency
7. Names: Company Usage
8. Cities
9. Expressions: Internet
10. Abbreviations
11. Acronyms
12. Derivations
13. Anagrams
14. Orthography
15. Bibliography


  

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