Etymology

English Bazar

Today it means: Synonym of Malda: a city and municipality of West Bengal; the headquarters of Malda district, West Bengal, India. Full definition →

Urdu انگریز آباد
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  1. Urdu · derived fromانگریز آباد
  2. English todayEnglish Bazar

Partial calque of Bengali ইংরেজবাজার (iṅrejbajar, literally “an English market”), from Urdu انگریز آباد (aṅgrez ābād, literally “an English place”).

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