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• Baffin Island — An international geographical proper name designating a large Arctic island belonging to Canada (Baffin Island), the largest in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, as well as the sea located between this island and Greenland (Baffin Bay). The area is characterized by an extreme polar climate, deep fjords, and a frost-adapted biodiversity, inhabited predominantly by Inuit communities.
• Lucky chancer — A slang term used to designate a person considered exaggeratedly lucky or who constantly profits from favorable circumstances without putting in effort; an opportunistic individual who relies exclusively on chance or luck. In a secondary sense, the word can be used as an ironic or familiar appellative for a boastful man who brags about his circumstantial successes.
• Good luck to you — A traditional formula of greeting or blessing adopted from the Romani language, used colloquially in certain layers of Romanian slang with the meaning of 'good luck', 'much fortune', or 'may God grant luck'. The phrase is composed of the root 'baft' (luck/chance) and 'delo/del' (linked to divinity or the act of giving), acting as a solemn wish of prosperity and success.
• Small vegetable garden — A historical and regional term of oriental origin designating a small vegetable garden, a fruit orchard, or a flower garden arranged near the house, commonly found in early Balkan agricultural contexts.
• Bahia — A federal state located in the northeastern region of Brazil, bordering the Atlantic Ocean, with its capital in the historical city of Salvador. It is recognized as a major cultural epicenter of the country, where Portuguese colonial traditions merged deeply with African roots brought by slaves, giving rise to unique artistic and religious phenomena like capoeira, Candomblé syncretism, and axé music. Its economy blends tropical agriculture with coastal tourism and heavy industry.
• Bahor — A proper name of Uzbek or Persian origin literally meaning 'spring'; used as a female given name in the Central Asian cultural space or to designate famous artistic ensembles, festivals, and folkloric events associated with the rebirth of nature and traditional dance in Uzbekistan.
• Bayadere — A designation given in Europe to sacred Indian dancers (traditionally known as devadasi), attached to Hindu temples to perform ritual dances and religious hymns before deities. Broadly, the term evokes the exoticism of Eastern choreographic arts, famously highlighted by the classical ballet 'La Bayadère'.
• Băilești — A municipality in Dolj county, situated in the historical region of Oltenia, Romania, located within the Băilești Plain. It is an important regional hub, widely recognized from a cultural and historical perspective as the birthplace of the great Romanian actor Amza Pellea and as an emblem of the specific Oltenian spirit and humor, well-known for its local traditions and viticulture.
• Bakongo — A major ethnic group (also called Kongo) living along the Atlantic coast of Central Africa, primarily in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo, and Angola. This people is historically recognized for founding the legendary Kingdom of Kongo in the 14th century, having a well-defined matrilineal social structure and speaking the Kikongo language, a language of the large Bantu family.