noun
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
• Syn: ↑Bangladesh, ↑People's Republic of Bangladesh, ↑Bangla Desh
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑Asian country, ↑Asian nation
• Part Holonyms: ↑Asia
• Member Meronyms: ↑Bangladeshi, ↑Bengali
• Part Meronyms:
↑Dhaka, ↑Dacca, ↑capital of Bangladesh, ↑Chittagong, ↑Brahmaputra, ↑Brahmaputra River, ↑Ganges, ↑Ganges River
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former name of Bangladesh.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.