Etymology

Shahbagi

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Today it means: A liberal or a leftist; in Bangladeshi politics, one who favours a secular society Full definition →

Bengali শাহবাগী
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  1. Bengali · derived fromশাহবাগ
  2. Bengali · borrowed fromশাহবাগী
  3. English todayShahbagi

From Bengali শাহবাগী (śahbagī), from Bengali শাহবাগ (śahobag), a locality in Dhaka, Bangladesh that was home to the 2013 Shahbag protests.

Words from the same roots

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Shahbag

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