adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of, from, or pertaining to Bangladesh.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A native or inhabitant of Bangladesh or person of Bangladeshi descent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective
Meaning 3
of or relating to or characteristic of Bangladesh or its people or language
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
Bangladeshi dialects
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: East Pakistani
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
a native or inhabitant of Bangladesh
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Asian, Asiatic
History
Etymology
From Bangladesh + -i. Borrowed from Bengali বাংলাদেশী (baṅladeśi).
Across languages
Translations
101 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
Bangladesjies
— of, from, or pertaining to Bangladesh
Arabic:
بَنْغِلَادِيشِيّ
(banḡladēšiyy)
— of, from, or pertaining to Bangladesh
Belarusian:
бангладэ́шскі
(banhladéšski)
— of, from, or pertaining to Bangladesh
Belarusian:
бангладэ́скі
(banhladéski)
— of, from, or pertaining to Bangladesh
Bengali:
বাংলাদেশী
(baṅladeśi)
— of, from, or pertaining to Bangladesh
Bulgarian:
бангладе́шки
(bangladéški)
— of, from, or pertaining to Bangladesh
Bulgarian:
ба́нгладешки
(bángladeški)
— of, from, or pertaining to Bangladesh
Burmese:
ဘင်္ဂလားဒေ့ရှ်
(bhangga.la:de.hr)
— of, from, or pertaining to Bangladesh
Chinese Mandarin:
孟加拉的
(Mèngjiālā de)
— of, from, or pertaining to Bangladesh
Czech:
bangladéšský
— of, from, or pertaining to Bangladesh
Danish:
bangladeshisk
— of, from, or pertaining to Bangladesh
Dutch:
Bengalees
— of, from, or pertaining to Bangladesh
Dutch:
Bengaals
— of, from, or pertaining to Bangladesh
Finnish:
bangladeshilainen
— of, from, or pertaining to Bangladesh
Galician:
bangladesí
— of, from, or pertaining to Bangladesh
German:
bangladeschisch
— of, from, or pertaining to Bangladesh
Greek:
μπανγκλαντεσιανός
(bangklantesianós)
— of, from, or pertaining to Bangladesh
Hawaiian:
Banagaladesa
— of, from, or pertaining to Bangladesh
Hindi:
बांग्लादेशी
(bāṅglādeśī)
— of, from, or pertaining to Bangladesh
Irish:
Banglaidéiseach
— of, from, or pertaining to Bangladesh
Japanese:
バングラデシュの
(Banguradeshu no)
— of, from, or pertaining to Bangladesh
Khmer:
បង់ក្លាដែស
(bɑngklaadaeh)
— of, from, or pertaining to Bangladesh
Korean:
방글라데시의
(Banggeulladesi-ui)
— of, from, or pertaining to Bangladesh
Marathi:
बांग्लादेशी
(bāṅglādeśī)
— of, from, or pertaining to Bangladesh
Norwegian Bokmål:
bangladeshisk
— of, from, or pertaining to Bangladesh
Norwegian Nynorsk:
bangladeshisk
— of, from, or pertaining to Bangladesh
Persian:
بنگلادشی
(banglâdeši)
— of, from, or pertaining to Bangladesh
Polish:
bangladeski
— of, from, or pertaining to Bangladesh
Polish:
banglijski
— of, from, or pertaining to Bangladesh
Portuguese:
bangladeshi
— of, from, or pertaining to Bangladesh
Portuguese:
bangladechiano
— of, from, or pertaining to Bangladesh
Portuguese:
bangladeshiano
— of, from, or pertaining to Bangladesh
Portuguese:
bangladexiano
— of, from, or pertaining to Bangladesh
Portuguese:
bengalês
— of, from, or pertaining to Bangladesh
Portuguese:
bengali
— of, from, or pertaining to Bangladesh
Portuguese:
bangladense
— of, from, or pertaining to Bangladesh
Portuguese:
bangladês
— of, from, or pertaining to Bangladesh
Russian:
бангладе́шский
(bangladɛ́šskij)
— of, from, or pertaining to Bangladesh
Slovak:
bangladéšsky
— of, from, or pertaining to Bangladesh
Spanish:
bangladesí
— of, from, or pertaining to Bangladesh
Spanish:
bangladeshí
— of, from, or pertaining to Bangladesh
Swedish:
bangladeshisk
— of, from, or pertaining to Bangladesh
Thai:
บังกลาเทศ
(bang-glaa-têet)
— of, from, or pertaining to Bangladesh
Ukrainian:
бангладе́шський
(banhladéšsʹkyj)
— of, from, or pertaining to Bangladesh
Ukrainian:
бангладе́ський
(banhladésʹkyj)
— of, from, or pertaining to Bangladesh
Urdu:
بنگلہ دیشی
(bānglā deśī)
— of, from, or pertaining to Bangladesh
Vietnamese:
Băng-la-đét
— of, from, or pertaining to Bangladesh
Afrikaans:
Bangladesjer
— person from Bangladesh or of Bangladeshi descent
Afrikaans:
Bangladesji
— person from Bangladesh or of Bangladeshi descent
Bengali:
বাংলাদেশী
(baṅladeśi)
— person from Bangladesh or of Bangladeshi descent
Chinese Mandarin:
孟加拉人
(Mèngjiālā rén)
— person from Bangladesh or of Bangladeshi descent
Czech:
Bangladéšan
— person from Bangladesh or of Bangladeshi descent
Czech:
Bangladéšanka
— person from Bangladesh or of Bangladeshi descent
Danish:
bangladesher
— person from Bangladesh or of Bangladeshi descent
Dutch:
Bengalees
— person from Bangladesh or of Bangladeshi descent
Dutch:
Bengalese
— person from Bangladesh or of Bangladeshi descent
Dutch:
Bengaal
— person from Bangladesh or of Bangladeshi descent
Dutch:
Bengaalse
— person from Bangladesh or of Bangladeshi descent
Finnish:
bangladeshilainen
— person from Bangladesh or of Bangladeshi descent
French:
Bangladais
— person from Bangladesh or of Bangladeshi descent
French:
Bangladeshi
— person from Bangladesh or of Bangladeshi descent
Galician:
bangladesí
— person from Bangladesh or of Bangladeshi descent
German:
Bangladescher
— person from Bangladesh or of Bangladeshi descent
German:
Bangladescherin
— person from Bangladesh or of Bangladeshi descent
Greek:
Μπανγκλαντεσιανός
(Bangklantesianós)
— person from Bangladesh or of Bangladeshi descent
Greek:
Μπανγκλαντεσιανή
(Bangklantesianí)
— person from Bangladesh or of Bangladeshi descent
Hawaiian:
Banagaladesa
— person from Bangladesh or of Bangladeshi descent
Hindi:
बांग्लादेशी
(bāṅglādeśī)
— person from Bangladesh or of Bangladeshi descent
Irish:
Banglaidéiseach
— person from Bangladesh or of Bangladeshi descent
Japanese:
バングラデシュ人
(Banguradeshu-jin)
— person from Bangladesh or of Bangladeshi descent
Korean:
방글라데시인
(banggeulladesiin)
— person from Bangladesh or of Bangladeshi descent
Korean:
방글라데시 사람
(banggeulladesi saram)
— person from Bangladesh or of Bangladeshi descent
Marathi:
बांग्लादेशी
(bāṅglādeśī)
— person from Bangladesh or of Bangladeshi descent
Norwegian Bokmål:
bangladesher
— person from Bangladesh or of Bangladeshi descent
Norwegian Nynorsk:
bangladeshar
— person from Bangladesh or of Bangladeshi descent
Polish:
Banglijczyk
— person from Bangladesh or of Bangladeshi descent
Polish:
Banglijka
— person from Bangladesh or of Bangladeshi descent
Portuguese:
bangladeshi
— person from Bangladesh or of Bangladeshi descent
Portuguese:
bangladechiano
— person from Bangladesh or of Bangladeshi descent
Portuguese:
bangladechiana
— person from Bangladesh or of Bangladeshi descent
Portuguese:
bangladeshiano
— person from Bangladesh or of Bangladeshi descent
Portuguese:
bangladeshiana
— person from Bangladesh or of Bangladeshi descent
Portuguese:
bangladexiano
— person from Bangladesh or of Bangladeshi descent
Portuguese:
bangladexiana
— person from Bangladesh or of Bangladeshi descent
Portuguese:
bengalês
— person from Bangladesh or of Bangladeshi descent
Portuguese:
bengalesa
— person from Bangladesh or of Bangladeshi descent
Portuguese:
bengalense
— person from Bangladesh or of Bangladeshi descent
Portuguese:
bengali
— person from Bangladesh or of Bangladeshi descent
Portuguese:
bangladense
— person from Bangladesh or of Bangladeshi descent
Portuguese:
bangladês
— person from Bangladesh or of Bangladeshi descent
Russian:
бангладе́шец
(bangladɛ́šec)
— person from Bangladesh or of Bangladeshi descent
Russian:
бангладе́шка
(bangladɛ́ška)
— person from Bangladesh or of Bangladeshi descent
Serbo-Croatian:
Bangladešanin
— person from Bangladesh or of Bangladeshi descent
Spanish:
bangladesí
— person from Bangladesh or of Bangladeshi descent
Spanish:
bangladeshí
— person from Bangladesh or of Bangladeshi descent
Swahili:
Mbangladesh
— person from Bangladesh or of Bangladeshi descent
Swedish:
bangladeshare
— person from Bangladesh or of Bangladeshi descent
Swedish:
bangladeshier
— person from Bangladesh or of Bangladeshi descent
Turkish:
Bangladeşli
— person from Bangladesh or of Bangladeshi descent
Ukrainian:
бангладешець
(banhladešecʹ)
— person from Bangladesh or of Bangladeshi descent
Ukrainian:
бангладешка
(banhladeška)
— person from Bangladesh or of Bangladeshi descent