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Var. Banswara (bän-swä'rä). A small tributary state in Rajputana, British India, about lat. 230 30′ N., long. 74° 30′ Ε. Bantam (bän-täm' or ban'tam). [Malay and Javanese Bantan .] A decayed seaport of Java, 61 miles west of Batavia, formerly of great commercial importance. Barabas Banville (bon-vēl'), Théodore Faullain de. Born at Moulins, France, March 14, 1823: died at Paris, March 13, 1891. A French poet, dramatist, and novelist. He was the son of an officer in the navy, and early devoted himself to literature, publishing in 1842 two volumes of verse, entitled "Les Car i a tides," which attracted attention. He also wrote "Odes Funambulesques" (1867), etc., and extensively for the stage. His most succe ful play, "Gringoire," was published in 1866. In 1882 appeared "Mes Souvenirs," in which he portrayed some of his contemporaries. Banyuls-sur-Mer (bän-yül'sür-mar'). A seaport in the department of Pyrenées-Orient a les, France, situated on the Mediterranean, near the Spanish frontier, 20 miles southeast of Perpignan. It produces fine Rou illon wine.