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Bangladesh in British English
(ˌbɑːŋɡləˈdɛʃ, ˌbæŋ-)
noun
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: 164 669 751 (2017 est). Area: 142 797 sq km (55 126 sq miles)
Bangladesh in American English
(ˈbɑŋgləˈdɛʃ; ˌ bæŋgləˈdɛʃ)
country in S Asia, at the head of the Bay of Bengal: formerly (1955-71) the province of East Pakistan, it became independent (1971) &a member of the Commonwealth (1972): 57,295 sq mi (148,393 sq km); pop. 109,887,000; cap. Dhaka
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Bangladeshi (ˌBanglaˈdeshi) (ˌbæŋgləˈdɛʃi) nounWord forms: plural ˌBanglaˈdeshis
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British English: Bangladesh /ˌbɑːŋɡləˈdɛʃ; ˌbæŋ-/ NOUN
Bangladesh is a republic in South Asia, formerly the Eastern Province of Pakistan.
- American English: Bangladesh
- Arabic: بَنْجلادِيش
- Brazilian Portuguese: Bangladesh
- Chinese: 孟加拉国
- Croatian: Bangladeš
- Czech: Bangladéš
- Danish: Bangladesh
- Dutch: Bangladesh
- European Spanish: Bangladés
- Finnish: Bangladesh
- French: Bangladesh
- German: Bangladesh
- Greek: Μπανγκλαντές
- Italian: Bangladesh
- Japanese: バングラデシュ
- Korean: 방글라데시
- Norwegian: Bangladesh
- Polish: Bangladesz
- European Portuguese: Bangladesh
- Romanian: Bangladesh
- Russian: Бангладеш
- Latin American Spanish: Bangladesh
- Swedish: Bangladesh
- Thai: ประเทศบังคลาเทศ
- Turkish: Bangladeş
- Ukrainian: Бангладеш
- Vietnamese: nước Bangladesh
Chinese translation of 'Bangladesh'
Bangladesh
(bæŋɡləˈdɛʃ)
n
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孟加拉国(國)
(Mèngjiālāguó)