Etymology

Sherpur District

Today it means: One of the four districts in the Mymensingh Division of Bangladesh. Full definition →

Classical Persian شیر
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  1. Classical Persian · derived fromشیر“lion”
  2. English todaySherpur District

Refers to the district of Sherpur, a transliteration of শেরপুর, ultimately a bilingual compound of Classical Persian شیر (šēr, “lion”) + Bengali পুর (pura, “city”), named in honor of Sher Ali Gazi, the last zamindar of the region.

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