Rajbari District

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English[edit]

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Location of the Rajbari District

Etymology[edit]

A transliteration of Bengali রাজবাড়ী (rajbaṛi), a compound of রাজ (raj, royal) + বাড়ী (baṛi, house), literally meaning "palace, royal-house", as it is an homage to the former royalties (nawabs) and wealthy landowners (zamindars) of the region.

Proper noun[edit]

Rajbari District

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

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