bund
pronunciation
How to pronounce bund in British English:
UK [bʌnd]
How to pronounce bund in American English:
US [bʌnd]
Word Origin
- bund (n.)
- "league, confederacy," 1850, from German Bund (related to English band (n.2) and bind (v.)). In names of various fraternal organizations, in U.S. especially the German-American Bund, pro-Nazi organization founded 1936.
Example
- 1. The winner could have an impact on the bund 's skyline .
- 2. The bund , shanghai 's historic riverside boulevard , is filled with imposing banks and designer shops .
- 3. Moreover bund yields still remain near record lows .
- 4. Coffee shops and boutiques are sprouting along the tree-lined streets with art deco apartment buildings that run behind the bund .
- 5. Ralph lauren recently opened up a new flagship store in shanghai 's bund area and has plans to open up 15 or so more stores mostly in shanghai and beijing .