/ Dictionary / Index B Bangladesh: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Ban•gla•desh Pronunciation: (bäng"glu-desh', bang"-), [key] — n. republic in S Asia, N of the Bay of Bengal: a member of the Commonwealth of Nations; a former province of Pakistan. 85,000,000; 54,501 sq. mi. (141,158 sq. km). Cap.: Dhaka. Formerly, Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: bangladesh (Thesaurus) Bangkok Bangladeshi Related Content Daily Word Quiz: neologism Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language