Etymology

Chandpur

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Today it means: The principal city of Chandpur District Full definition →

Bengali চাঁদপুর
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  1. Bengali · derived fromচাঁদপুর
  2. English todayChandpur

A transliteration of Bengali চাঁদপুর (cãdpur), a compound of চাঁদ (cãd, “moon”) + পুর (pura, “city”), due to the city's association with someone whose name contained the first element.

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