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BANGLADESHI

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A native or inhabitant of Bangladesh

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Bangladeshi" is a kind of...):

Asian; Asiatic (a native or inhabitant of Asia)

Holonyms ("Bangladeshi" is a member of...):

Bangla Desh; Bangladesh; East Pakistan; People's Republic of Bangladesh (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. In local language, 'Bangladesh' means Land of the Bengalis ('Bangla' means Bengali, 'desh' means land or country))

Derivation:

Bangladeshi (of or relating to or characteristic of Bangladesh or its people or language)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or characteristic of Bangladesh or its people or language

Example:

Bangladeshi dialects

Synonyms:

Bangladeshi; East Pakistani

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Bangladesh (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. In local language, 'Bangladesh' means Land of the Bengalis ('Bangla' means Bengali, 'desh' means land or country))

Derivation:

Bangladeshi (a native or inhabitant of Bangladesh)

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