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Brahmanbaria District

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Location of the Brahmanbaria District

Etymology

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Refers to the district of Brahmanbaria, a transliteration of Bengali ব্রাহ্মণবাড়িয়া (brahmonbaṛiẏa), a compound of ব্রাহ্মণ (brahmon, Brahmin) +‎ বাড়ি (baṛi, home) +‎ -ইয়া (-iẏa, suffix to mean relationship), literally meaning "home of the Brahmins".

Proper noun

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Brahmanbaria District

  1. One of the eleven districts in the Chittagong Division of Bangladesh

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