Meanings
proper noun
- A district of West Bengal, India.
- A town, the headquarters of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal, India.
- A former district of Bengal, British India; now divided into Alipurduar district and Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal, India, and Lalmonirhat district and Panchagarh district in Rangpur, Bangladesh.
Origin
- Bengaliজলপাইগুড়ি
- EnglishJalpaiguri
Borrowed from Bengali জলপাইগুড়ি (jolpaiguṛi).
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APA
Jalpaiguri. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jalpaiguri
MLA
“Jalpaiguri.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jalpaiguri. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Jalpaiguri,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jalpaiguri.
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