Meanings
proper noun
- One of the four districts in the Mymensingh Division of Bangladesh.
Origin
- Classical Persianشیر“lion”
- EnglishSherpur 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.
More words from Classical Persian
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic ضِلْع شِيرْفُور
- ضِلْع شِيرْفُور (ḍilʕ šīrfūr)Sherpur District
Bengali শেরপুর জেলা
- শেরপুর জেলা (śerpur zela)Sherpur District
Hindi शेरपुर ज़िला
- शेरपुर ज़िला (śerpur zilā)Sherpur District
Persian ضلع شیرپور
- ضلع شیرپور (zel' širpur)Sherpur District
Urdu شیرپور ضلع
- شیرپور ضلع (śerpūr zila)Sherpur District
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APA
Sherpur District. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sherpur%20District
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“Sherpur District.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sherpur%20District. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
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