Meanings
proper noun
- former name of Bardhaman, a city in West Bengal, India.
Origin
- Bengaliবর্ধমান
- EnglishBurdwan
Anglicization of Bengali বর্ধমান (bôrdhôman).
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Arabic بُرْدُوَان
- بُرْدُوَان (burduwān)former name of Bardhaman, a city in West Bengal
Persian بردوان
- بردوان (bordvân)former name of Bardhaman, a city in West Bengal
Urdu بردوان
- بردوان (burdvān)former name of Bardhaman, a city in West Bengal
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APA
Burdwan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Burdwan
MLA
“Burdwan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Burdwan. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Burdwan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Burdwan.
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