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Nawabganj District

Nawabganj District proper noun: one of the eight districts in the Rajshahi Division of Bangladesh.

nawabganj district: one of the eight districts in the Rajshahi Division of Bangladesh
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Proper noun

Nawabganj District

  1. One of the eight districts in the Rajshahi Division of Bangladesh.

Nawabganj District meaning in Hindi and Bengali

Nawabganj District in Hindi

Nawabganj District
नवाबगंज ज़िला navābgañj zilā

Nawabganj District in Bengali

Nawabganj District
নবাবগঞ্জ জেলা nobabogonj jela

Origin of Nawabganj District

Named after the nawabs of Bengal; thus ultimately a bilingual compound of Arabic نواب (“representative, deputy”) + Persian گنج (“treasury, store”). The alternative name "Chapainawabganj" (Bengali: চাঁপাইনবাবগঞ্জ) comes from prefixing the discussed term with চাঁপাই (cãpai).

Questions about Nawabganj District

What does Nawabganj District mean?
Nawabganj District means one of the eight districts in the Rajshahi Division of Bangladesh.
What is Nawabganj District in Hindi?
Nawabganj District in Hindi is नवाबगंज ज़िला (navābgañj zilā). See Nawabganj District meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Nawabganj District?
Nawabganj District is a proper noun.

Words near Nawabganj District in the dictionary

  1. Naw-Rúz
  2. NAWA
  3. nawaab
  4. nawaabs
  5. nawab
  6. Nawabganj District
  7. nawabs
  8. nawabship
  9. nawabships
  10. Nawada
  11. Nawal

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