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Bangladesh

bang·la·desh

UK/ˌbæŋ.ɡləˈdɛʃ/ US/ˌbɑːŋ.ɡləˈdɛʃ/ uncommon

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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

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From Bengali বাংলাদেশ (baṅladeś), from বাংলা (baṅla, “Bengali”) + দেশ (deś, “country”).

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