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 Meaning of BANGLA DESH
|  WordNet Dictionary |  |  |  |  | Definition: |  | [n]  a Moslem Republic in southern Asia bordered by India to the north and west and east and the Bay of Bengal to the south; formerly part of India and then part of Pakistan; it achieved independence in 1971 |  |  |  |  | Websites: |  |  |  |  |  |  | Synonyms: |  | Bangladesh, East Pakistan, People's Republic of Bangladesh |  |  |  |  | See Also: |  | Asia, Asian country, Asian nation, Bangladeshi, Bengali, Brahmaputra, Brahmaputra River, capital of Bangladesh, Chittagong, Dacca, Dahka, Ganges, Ganges River |  |     |    |  |