Sylhet Region

proper noun

A geographic region in South Asia, located in the Sylhet Division of Bangladesh and the Barak Valley division of Assam, northeastern India.

Originsyl ꠍꠤꠟꠐ ← Sanskrit श्रीहट्ट →
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Meanings

Sylhet Region1

proper noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Sylhet region.

Sylhet region2

proper noun
  1. A geographic region in South Asia, located in the Sylhet Division of Bangladesh and the Barak Valley division of Assam, northeastern India.

Origin

  1. Sanskritश्रीहट्ट“Beautiful Market”
  2. sylꠍꠤꠟꠐ
  3. EnglishSylhet region

From Sylheti ꠍꠤꠟꠐ (síloṭo), from Sanskrit श्रीहट्ट (śrīhaṭṭa, “Beautiful Market”).

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APA

Sylhet Region. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sylhet%20Region

MLA

“Sylhet Region.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sylhet%20Region. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sylhet Region,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sylhet%20Region.

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