Kishoreganj District

proper noun

One of the thirteen districts in the Dhaka Division of Bangladesh.

OriginBengali কিশোর ← Persian گنج →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. One of the thirteen districts in the Dhaka Division of Bangladesh.

Origin

  1. Persianگنج“treasury, store”
  2. Bengaliকিশোর“youth, teenager”
  3. EnglishKishoreganj District

Named after a market founded by Nanda Kishore Pramanik; thus ultimately a bilingual compound of Bengali কিশোর (kiśōr, “youth, teenager”) + Persian گنج (“treasury, store”).

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Translations

Arabic ضِلْع كِشُورْغَنْج
  • ضِلْع كِشُورْغَنْج (ḍilʕ kišūrḡanj)Kishoreganj District
Bengali কিশোরগঞ্জ জেলা
  • কিশোরগঞ্জ জেলা (kiśōrgonj jela)Kishoreganj District
Hindi किशोरगंज ज़िला
  • किशोरगंज ज़िला (kiśorgañj zilā)Kishoreganj District
Persian ضلع کشورگنج
  • ضلع کشورگنج (zel' kešorganj)Kishoreganj District
Urdu کشورگنج ضلع
  • کشورگنج ضلع (kiśorganj zilā)Kishoreganj District
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