n.
Pronunciation: ˌ bä ŋ -gl ə - ' desh, ˌ ba ŋ -, ˌ b ə ŋ -, - ' d ā sh
Function: geographical name
country S Asia E of India on Bay of Bengal; a republic in the Commonwealth of Nations since 1971 capital Dhaka area 55,126 sq mi (143,328 sq km ), pop 115,075,000 ― see EAST PAKISTAN
– Ban · gla · deshi \ - ' de-sh ē , - ' d ā - \ adjective or noun