Bangladesh

Bangladesh
Bangladesh Bangladesh prop. n. An independent Asian country on teh Bay of Bengal that was once part of India and then part of Pakistan (called East Pakistan).

Syn: Bangla Desh, East Pakistan. [WordNet 1.5]


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