English Explanatory Dictionary

Nilphamari District

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

Nilphamari District

Etymology

Refers to the district of Nilphamari, which is a transliteration of নিলফামারী (nilphamari), a corruption of নীলখামারী (nilkhamari), a compound of নীল (nil, “indigo”) + খামারী (khamari, a suffixed form of খামার (khamar, “farm”)), literally meaning "indigo farm", referring to the former indigo cultivation in this region.

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