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Bangladesh
country in S Asia, at the head of the Bay of Bengal: formerly (1955-71) the province of East Pakistan, it became independent (1971) & a member of the Commonwealth (1972): 57,295 sq mi (148,393 sq km); pop. 109,887,000; cap. Dhaka
Related Forms:
- Bangladeshi noun pl. Bangladeshis
See Bangladesh in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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