English Explanatory Dictionary

Bangladesh

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˌbæŋ.ɡləˈdɛʃ/ /ˌbɑːŋ.ɡləˈdɛʃ/ /ˌbæŋ.ləˈdɛʃ/ /ˌbɑːŋ.ləˈdɛʃ/ En-us-Bangladesh.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Soundguys-Bangladesh.wav /bɑŋ(ɡ)lɑd̪eʃ/ /bəŋˈ(ɡ)lɑd̪eʃ/

Word forms

Bangladesh Bangla Desh

Etymology

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

Related words

Dhaka

Derived words

Bangladeshi
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