Cox's Bazar

proper noun

A town in the Cox's Bazar District, Chittagong Division, Bangladesh.

Meanings

Origin

Named in honor of Captain Hiram Cox, an officer of the British East India Company.

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Translations

Arabic كُوكْس بَازَار, فَالَنْكِي
  • كُوكْس بَازَار (kūks bāzār)Cox's Bazar
  • فَالَنْكِي (fālankī)Cox's Bazar
Bengali কক্সবাজার, পালঙ্কী
  • কক্সবাজার (koksbazar)Cox's Bazar
  • পালঙ্কী (paloṅkī)Cox's Bazar
Chinese Mandarin 科克斯巴扎爾
  • 科克斯巴扎爾 (Kēkèsībāzhā'ěr)Cox's Bazar
Hindi काक्स बाज़ार
  • काक्स बाज़ार (kāks bāzār)Cox's Bazar
Persian کوکس بازار
  • کوکس بازار (koks bâzâr)Cox's Bazar
Urdu کاکس بازار
  • کاکس بازار (kāks bāzār)Cox's Bazar
Cite this entry
APA

Cox's Bazar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cox's%20Bazar

MLA

“Cox's Bazar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cox's%20Bazar. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cox's Bazar,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cox's%20Bazar.

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