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Definition of Bangladesh
1. 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.
Geographical relationships: Hindooism, Hinduism, Madrasa, Madrasah
Generic synonyms: Asian Country, Asian Nation
Terms within: Capital Of Bangladesh, Dacca, Dhaka, Chittagong, Brahmaputra, Brahmaputra River, Ganges, Ganges River
Group relationships: Asia
Member holonyms: Bangladeshi, Bengali
Definition of Bangladesh
1. Proper noun. A country in South Asia. Official name: People's Republic of Bangladesh. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bangladesh
Literary usage of Bangladesh
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. CapitalOttawa (Ont.) Periodicals Ottawa (Ont (1888)
"Anywhere In Gujarat - With No Holds Barred Сомы Service« India-Bangladesh- ...
Bangladesh-Far East • Worldwide Tramp Operations by Bulk-Carrier Fleet. ..."
2. Managing Natural Resources for Sustainable Livelihoods: Uniting Science and by Barry Pound (2003)
"... Participatory research at landscape level: Flood- prone ecosystems in Bangladesh
and Vietnam Madan M Dey and Mark Prein, International Center for Living ..."
3. Evaluating Capacity Development: Experiences from Research and Development by Douglas Earl Horton (2003)
"Since the mid 1970s, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) have emerged as important
partners to the Government of Bangladesh, international aid donors, ..."
4. Landmine Monitor Report 1999: Toward a Mine-free World by International Campaign to Ban Land Mines (1999)
"Bangladesh showed little interest in the Ottawa Process, did not endorse the
pro-treaty Brussels Declaration in June 1997, and came to the Oslo negotiations ..."
5. Landmine Monitor Report 2000: Toward a Mine-Free World by International Campaign to Ban Land Mines, International Campaign to Ban Landmines (2000)
"Bangladesh showed little interest in the Ottawa process, and came to the Oslo
... Thus, it surprised many when Bangladesh signed five months later. ..."
6. Policy Modeling of a Dual Grain Market: Structure, Conduct, and Performance by Raj Krishna, Ajay Chhibber (1983)
"The second set of figures for Pakistan and Bangladesh is derived from figures
calculated by the International Food Policy Research Institute, ..."
7. Crucibles of Hazard: Mega-Cities and Disasters in Transition by James K. Mitchell (1999)
"“floods in Bangladesh. 1. Geographical background to the 1987 and 1988 floods.
... “The Bangladesh cyclone of 1991: Why so many people died. ..."
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