| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | Bang·la·desh |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  bäng gl -d sh , b ng- |
| A country of southern Asia on the Bay of Bengal. Formerly part of Bengal, it became East Pakistan when India achieved independence in 1947. After a civil war with West Pakistan (1971) culminating in military intervention by India, Bangladesh formed a separate nation. Dhaka is the capital and the largest city. Population: 117,787,00. | | OTHER FORMS: | Bangla·deshi —ADJECTIVE & NOUN
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