Bangladesh

geographical name

Ban·​gla·​desh ˌbäŋ-glə-ˈdesh 

ˌbaŋ-,

ˌbəŋ-,

-ˈdāsh

country of southern Asia east of India in the area where the Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers empty into the Bay of Bengal; a republic in the Commonwealth of Nations since 1971; capital Dhaka area 57,321 square miles (148,460 square kilometers), population 159,453,000 see east pakistan

Bangladeshi

ˌbäŋ-glə-ˈde-shē 

ˌbaŋ-

ˌbəŋ-

-ˈdā-

adjective or noun