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Bangladesh

/ˌbæŋ.ɡləˈdɛʃ/ · name

Meaning

  1. A country in South Asia. Official name: People's Republic of Bangladesh. Capital: Dhaka.

Etymology / origin

From Bengali বাংলাদেশ (baṅladeś), from বাংলা (baṅla, “Bengali”) + দেশ (deś, “country”).

  1. বাংলাদেশ(Bengali)
  2. Bangladesh (English)
  3. Relations: bor

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