English Explanatory Dictionary

Nawabganj District

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. One of the eight districts in the Rajshahi Division of Bangladesh.

Word forms

Nawabganj District

Etymology

Named after the nawabs of Bengal; thus ultimately a bilingual compound of Arabic نواب (“representative, deputy”) + Persian گنج (“treasury, store”). The alternative name "Chapainawabganj" (Bengali: চাঁপাইনবাবগঞ্জ) comes from prefixing the discussed term with চাঁপাই (cãpai).

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