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Definition: Bunyan

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. English preacher and author of an allegorical novel, Pilgrim's Progress (1628-1688).[Wordnet]
2. A legendary giant lumberjack of the north woods of the United States and Canada; "Paul Bunyan had a blue ox named Babe"; "the lakes of Minnesota began when Paul Bunyan and Babe's footprints filled with water".[Wordnet].

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"Bunyan" is a common misspelling or typo for: banyan, banyans, bunion, bunya, bunyas.

Date "Bunyan" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1648. (references)

Common Expressions: Bunyan

Expressions Definition
John Bunyan English preacher and author of an allegorical novel, Pilgrim's Progress (1628-1688). Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Operation Paul Bunyan Operation Paul Bunyan was a countermeasure taken by the United States Army Corps of Engineers in response to an unprovoked attack by North Korean soldiers in the village of Panmunjeom within the Korean Demilitarized Zone. (references)
Paul Bunyan A legendary giant lumberjack of the north woods of the United States and Canada; "Paul Bunyan had a blue ox named Babe"; "the lakes of Minnesota began when Paul Bunyan and Babe's footprints filled with water". Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Paul Bunyan (operetta) Paul Bunyan was a "choral operetta" composed by Benjamin Britten with lyrics by W. H. Auden. (references)
Paul Bunyan Trophy The Paul Bunyan-Governor of Michigan Trophy is a college rivalry trophy awarded to the winner of the annual American football game between the University of Michigan Wolverines and the Michigan State University Spartans. The winner retains possession of the trophy until the next year's game. (references)
Vashti Bunyan Vashti Bunyan is an English folk singer-songwriter. Her 1970 LP, Just Another Diamond Day, is considered an important album in the psych folk genre. Following the release of this LP, Bunyan disappeared from the music industry, until interest in her music was reignited with the psych folk revival of the early 2000s. (references)

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Extended Definition: Bunyan


Bunyan

Bunyan may refer to:

  • Paul Bunyan, a mythical lumberjack in American folklore
    • Paul Bunyan (operetta), an operetta by Benjamin Britten featuring the mythical lumberjack
  • John Bunyan (1628-1688), a Christian writer and preacher, author of The Pilgrim's Progress
  • Vashti Bunyan (b. 1945), an English singer-songwriter
  • Maureen Bunyan, a Washington, D.C.-based television journalist
  • Jason Bunyan (b. 1981), a British speedway rider
  • Jay Ryan (actor) (b. 1981), a New Zealand actor, was born Jay Bunyan
  • Bünyan, a town in Central Anatolia, Turkey.

For the foot deformity, see bunion.


Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Bunyan". Image Credit.



Topics by Level of Interest: Bunyan

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Paul Bunyan 36     Bunyan 3
Paul Bunyan Trophy 23     Bunyan and Babe 6
John Bunyan 22     Bunyan Randolph Cooner 5
Vashti Bunyan 16     John Bunyan 22
Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox 11     Maureen Bunyan 4
Paul Bunyan (operetta) 7     Paul Bunyan 36
Paul Bunyan Land 7     Paul Bunyan (alternative meanings) 4
Bunyan and Babe 6     Paul Bunyan (operetta) 7
Bunyan Randolph Cooner 5     Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox 11
Maureen Bunyan 4     Paul Bunyan Broadcasting 4
Paul Bunyan State Trail 4     Paul Bunyan Land 7
Paul Bunyan (alternative meanings) 4     Paul Bunyan State Trail 4
Paul Bunyan Broadcasting 4     Paul Bunyan Trophy 23
Bunyan 3     Vashti Bunyan 16

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Translations: Bunyan

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Chinese Simplified 班扬 (bunyan), 伐木巨人 (paul bunyan). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, Bunyan. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Traditional 班揚 (bunyan), 伐木巨人 (paul bunyan). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, Bunyan. (volunteer & more translations)
Dari آدم غول پيكر (Paul Bunyan). Additional references: Dari, Iran, Indo-European, Bunyan. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguk Mal 영국의목사작가 (Bunyan). Additional references: Hanguk Mal, Korea, South, Korea, Bunyan. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguohua 영국의목사작가 (Bunyan). Additional references: Hanguohua, Korea, South, Korea, Bunyan. (volunteer & more translations)
Korean 영국의목사작가 (Bunyan). Additional references: Korean, Korea, South, Korea, Bunyan. (volunteer & more translations)
Parsi آدم غول پيكر (Paul Bunyan). Additional references: Parsi, Iran, Indo-European, Bunyan. (volunteer & more translations)
Persian آدم غول پيكر (Paul Bunyan). Additional references: Persian, Iran, Indo-European, Bunyan. (volunteer & more translations)
Persian (Farsi) آدم غول پيكر (Paul Bunyan). Additional references: Persian (Farsi), Iran, Indo-European, Bunyan. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian буньян (Bunyan). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, Bunyan. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian (transliteration) bunʹyan (Bunyan). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, Bunyan. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki буньян (Bunyan). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, Bunyan. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki (transliteration) bunʹyan (Bunyan). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, Bunyan. (volunteer & more translations)
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Constructed Language Translations: Bunyan

Language Translations for “Bunyan” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Athag Bathagunyathagan (Bunyan). Additional references: Athag, Bunyan. (volunteer)
Double Dutch Bagunyagan (Bunyan). Additional references: Double Dutch, Bunyan. (volunteer)
Leet |3|_|{\}y4{\} (Bunyan). Additional references: Leet, Bunyan. (volunteer)
Oppish Bopunyopan (Bunyan). Additional references: Oppish, Bunyan. (volunteer)
Pig Latin Unyanbay (Bunyan). Additional references: Pig Latin, Bunyan. (volunteer)
Ubbi Dubbi Bubunyuban (Bunyan). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, Bunyan. (volunteer)
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Ancestral and Extinct Language Translations: Bunyan

Language Period Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Sudovian 200 - 1000 spertlan (Bunyan). Additional references: Sudovian, Bunyan. (volunteer)
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