English Explanatory Dictionary

Brahmanbaria District

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. One of the eleven districts in the Chittagong Division of Bangladesh.

Word forms

Brahmanbaria District

Etymology

Refers to the district of Brahmanbaria, a transliteration of Bengali ব্রাহ্মণবাড়িয়া (brahmonbaṛiẏa), a compound of ব্রাহ্মণ (brahmon, “Brahmin”) + বাড়ি (baṛi, “home”) + -ইয়া (-iẏa, suffix to mean relationship), literally meaning "home of the Brahmins".

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