bangladeshi

IPA/ˌbæŋ.ɡləˈdeʃ.i/
KK[bˈæŋlədˌɛʃi]IPA/ˌbæŋ.ɡləˈdeʃ.i/

bangladeshi — adjective

  • bangladeshipositive
  • more bangladeshicomparative
  • most bangladeshisuperlative

1. connected with Bangladesh, its people, or things that come from there.

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Definition

connected with Bangladesh, its people, or things that come from there.

Example

The restaurant serves Bangladeshi fish curry with rice and lemon.

collocation: Bangladeshi food

Sara bought a Bangladeshi dress for the spring festival.

Common collocations
  • Bangladeshi food
  • Bangladeshi music
  • Bangladeshi family
  • Bangladeshi student
  • Bangladeshi passport
Synonyms
  • from Bangladesh

    a longer phrase, often used after a verb such as 'be' or 'come'

  • Bengali

    sometimes overlaps, but often refers more specifically to language, culture, or ethnic background

  • South Asian

    much broader; includes people and things from several countries in the region

Usage Note

Usually comes before a noun, as in 'Bangladeshi food' or 'Bangladeshi children'. Distinguish from 'Bengali', which often points more to language, culture, or ethnic identity than to nationality alone.

Common Mistakes

He cooks Bangladesh food.
He cooks Bangladeshi food.
use 'Bangladeshi' as the adjective; 'Bangladesh' is the country name.
my bangladeshi friend
my Bangladeshi friend
nationality words in English take a capital letter.

bangladeshi — noun

Word family

Synonym discussion

Sense: adjective/1

'Bangladeshi' is the safest choice when you mean nationality or something officially linked to Bangladesh: a Bangladeshi passport, a Bangladeshi worker, Bangladeshi music. 'Bengali' can overlap, but it more often points to language, culture, or ethnic identity shared by people in Bangladesh and also in West Bengal, India. 'South Asian' is broader and includes people and things from countries such as India, Pakistan, Nepal, and Sri Lanka, so it cannot replace 'Bangladeshi' in precise contexts. The phrase 'from Bangladesh' is longer, but it is very useful after verbs: 'She is from Bangladesh.' Compare 'a Bangladeshi student', 'a Bengali poem', and 'a South Asian market'.

Bangladeshi ↗Bengali ↗South Asianfrom Bangladesh

Etymology

BengaliEnglish

Formed in English from 'Bangladesh' and the suffix '-i', which is used in some nationality words. 'Bangladesh' comes from Bangla, a name for Bengal, and desh, meaning 'country' in Bengali and related South Asian languages.

First known use

1975

1975, in the meaning defined above