English Explanatory Dictionary

Panchagarh District

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

Panchagarh District

Etymology

Named after the district of Panchagarh, the transliteration of Bengali পঞ্চগড়, a compound of পঞ্চ (ponco, “five”) + গড় (goṛ, “fort, stronghold”), due to the presence of five forts in this region.

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