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Bangladesh
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Bang·la·desh  (bänggl-dsh, bng-)
A country of southern Asia on the Bay of Bengal. Formerly part of Bengal, it became East Pakistan when India achieved independence in 1947. After a civil war with West Pakistan (1971) culminating in military intervention by India, Bangladesh formed a separate nation. Dhaka is the capital and the largest city. Population: 150,000,000.

Bangla·deshi adj. & n.
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Bangladesh

Bangladesh [ˌbɑːŋgləˈdɛʃ ˌbæŋ-]
n
(Placename) a republic in S Asia: formerly the Eastern Province of Pakistan; became independent in 1971 after civil war and the defeat of Pakistan by India; consists of the plains and vast deltas of the Ganges and Brahmaputra Rivers; prone to flooding: economy based on jute and jute products (over 70 per cent of world production); a member of the Commonwealth. Language: Bengali. Religion: Muslim. Currency: taka. Capital: Dhaka. Pop.: 131 270 000 (2001 est.). Area: 142 797 sq. km (55 126 sq. miles)
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Noun1.Bangladesh - a Muslim republic in southern Asia bordered by India to the north and west and east and the Bay of Bengal to the southBangladesh - a Muslim republic in southern Asia bordered by India to the north and west and east and the Bay of Bengal to the south; formerly part of India and then part of Pakistan; it achieved independence in 1971
Hindooism, Hinduism - the religion of most people in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal
madrasa, madrasah - Muslim schools in Bangladesh and Pakistan; "the Pakistan government decided to close down madrasas that provided military training for their students"; "many madrasas in Bangladesh are supported with money from Saudi Arabia"
capital of Bangladesh, Dacca, Dhaka - the capital and largest city of Bangladesh
Chittagong - a port city and industrial center in southeastern Bangladesh on the Bay of Bengal
Asia - the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations
Brahmaputra, Brahmaputra River - an Asian river; flows into the Bay of Bengal
Ganges, Ganges River - an Asian river; rises in the Himalayas and flows east into the Bay of Bengal; a sacred river of the Hindus
Bangladeshi - a native or inhabitant of Bangladesh
Bengali - (Hinduism) a member of a people living in Bangladesh and West Bengal (mainly Hindus)
Translations
Bangladesh [ˌbæŋgləˈdeʃ] NBangladesh m

Bangladesh [ˌbæŋgləˈdɛʃ] nBangladesh m
from Bangladesh → du Bangladesh

Bangladesh
nBangladesh nt

Bangladesh [bæŋgləˈdɛʃ] nil Bangladesh m

Bangladesh بنجلاديش Bangladéš Bangladesh Bangladesh Μπανγκλαντές Bangladesh Bangladesh Bangladesh Bangladeš Bangladesh バングラデシュ 방글라데시 Bangladesh Bangladesh Bangladesz Bangladesh Бангладеш Bangladesh ประเทศบังคลาเทศ Bengaldeş nước Bangladesh 孟加拉国


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