Etymology

Shahbag

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Today it means: A neighborhood of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Full definition →

Bengali শাহবাগ
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  1. Bengali · borrowed fromশাহবাগ
  2. English todayShahbag

From Bengali শাহবাগ (śahobag, literally “royal garden”), from শাহ (śah, “king”) + বাগ (bag, “garden”).

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