SINCE 1828
Bangladesh
geographical name
Ban·gla·desh
| \ˌbäŋ-glə-ˈdesh,
ˌbaŋ-, ˌbəŋ-, -ˈdāsh\
ˌbaŋ-, ˌbəŋ-, -ˈdāsh\
Definition of Bangladesh
country of southern Asia east of India in the area where the Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers empty into the Bay of Bengal; a republic in the Commonwealth of Nations since 1971; capital Dhaka area 55,126 square miles (143,328 square kilometers), population 149,772,364 — see east pakistan
Other Words from Bangladesh
Bangladeshi
\ˌbäŋ-glə-ˈde-shē,
ˌbaŋ-,
ˌbəŋ-,
-ˈdā-
\
adjective or noun
ˌbaŋ-,
ˌbəŋ-,
-ˈdā-
\
adjective or noun
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