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a fertile low-lying region extending through parts of Hungary, Romania, and Serbia.
Historical Examples

One particular dictum which the Roumanians ought to cast aside is that which insists upon the indivisibility of the Banat.
The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 2 Henry Baerlein

Like a Banat charger I had a kick in me, after all their teaching and training.
The Daltons, Volume II (of II) Charles James Lever

The north-west corner of the Banat, which has a considerable Magyar population, has been ascribed to Hungary.
The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 2 Henry Baerlein

Banat, which gives us wheat; Tisza, wine; the mountain, gold and salt.
Prince Zilah, Complete Jules Claretie

It was better to remain in the Banat if one had anything to lose.
The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 2 Henry Baerlein

This little colony of the Banat belonged of course to the Huguenot exodus.
Round About the Carpathians Andrew F. Crosse

On a mild February afternoon I was waiting for the train at a wayside station in north-western Banat.
The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 1 Henry Baerlein

The Banat had been an apple of discord ever since the close of hostilities.
The Inside Story Of The Peace Conference Emile Joseph Dillon

The Chessy and Banat azurite is most profitably employed to make sulphate of copper.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines Andrew Ure

The Banat was ultimately divided between Yugo-Slavia and Roumania.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Various

noun
a fertile plain extending through Hungary, Romania, and Serbia