English Explanatory Dictionary

Noakhali District

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

Noakhali District

Etymology

Refers to the district of Noakhali, which is a transliteration of নোয়াখালী (nōẇakhali), a compound of নোয়া (nōẇa, a dialectal variant of নয়া (noẏa, “new”)) + খালী (khali, a suffixed form of খাল (khal, “canal”)), literally meaning "new canal".

Synonyms

Noacolly
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