# Bangladesh

Pronunciation: US say "bang-gluh-DESH" /ˌbæŋ.ɡləˈdɛʃ/; UK

## Proper noun

1. A country in South Asia, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, with its capital at Dhaka.
   - Simple: A country in South Asia, east of India. Its capital city is Dhaka.
   - _Bangladesh gained independence from Pakistan in 1971._
   - _The Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers flow through Bangladesh before emptying into the Bay of Bengal._

## Origin

From Bengali বাংলাদেশ (baṅladeś), combining বাংলা (baṅla, "Bengali") and দেশ (deś, "country").

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