দিনাজপুর

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Bengali[edit]

Nayabad Mosque, Dinajpur

Etymology[edit]

Compound of দিনাজ (dinaj) +‎ পুর (pur), from Sanskrit दिनराज (dinarāja, sun, literally day-king), a compound of दिन (dina, day) + राज (rāja, king), and पुर (pura, city). The city is named in honor of the Dinaj rulers.

Proper noun[edit]

দিনাজপুর (dinajpur)

  1. Dinajpur (a city in Bangladesh).
  2. Dinajpur (a district of Bangladesh).
    Synonym: দিনাজপুর জেলা (dinajpur jela)

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