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Nilphamari District

Nilphamari District proper noun: one of the eight districts in the Rangpur Division of Bangladesh.

nilphamari district: one of the eight districts in the Rangpur Division of Bangladesh
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Proper noun

Nilphamari District

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

Nilphamari District meaning in Bengali

Nilphamari District in Bengali

Nilphamari District
নিলফামারী জেলা nilphamari jela

Origin of Nilphamari District

Refers to the district of Nilphamari, which is a transliteration of নিলফামারী (nilphamari), a corruption of নীলখামারী (nilkhamari), a compound of নীল (nil, “indigo”) + খামারী (khamari, a suffixed form of খামার (khamar, “farm”)), literally meaning "indigo farm", referring to the former indigo cultivation in this region.

Questions about Nilphamari District

What does Nilphamari District mean?
Nilphamari District means one of the eight districts in the Rangpur Division of Bangladesh.
What is Nilphamari District in Bengali?
Nilphamari District in Bengali is নিলফামারী জেলা (nilphamari jela). See Nilphamari District meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is Nilphamari District?
Nilphamari District is a proper noun.

Words near Nilphamari District in the dictionary

  1. Niloto-
  2. Niloto-Hamite
  3. Niloto-Hamites
  4. Niloto-Hamitic
  5. Nilots
  6. Nilphamari District
  7. nilpotence
  8. nilpotency
  9. nilpotent
  10. nilpotently
  11. nilpotents

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