Bangladesh
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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 57,321 square miles (148,460 square kilometers), population 159,453,000 — see east pakistan
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Bangladeshi \ ˌbäŋ-glə-ˈde-shē , ˌbaŋ- , ˌbəŋ- , -ˈdā- \ adjective or noun
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