Bangladesh

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Type Country
Usage English, Breton, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Interlingua, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish
Scripts বাংলাদেশ (Bengali)
Pronounced Pron. bayng-LA-desh (English)
Other Forms FormsBāṃlādēśa, Bānlādēśa
Edit Status Status3. usages AND description are verified
Contributor Contrib.highexpectasians on 4/6/2017
Last Editor EditorBeautiful Victory on 9/1/2017  [revision history]

Meaning & History

Means "land of the Bengalis", from Bengali বাংলা (Bangla) meaning "Bengali" (referring to the Bengali people or Bengali language spoken by the Bengali people), which is ultimately from Vanga, the name of an ancient kingdom on the Indian subcontinent (see Bengal) combined with দেশ (desh) "country, land, state", ultimately from Sanskrit देश (deśá). This is the name of a nation in South Asia.