Sherpur District
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English
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Etymology
[edit]Refers to the district of Sherpur, a transliteration of শেরপুর, ultimately a bilingual compound of Classical Persian شیر (šēr, “lion”) + Bengali পুর (pura, “city”), named in honor of Sher Ali Gazi, the last zamindar of the region.
Proper noun
[edit]- One of the four districts in the Mymensingh Division of Bangladesh
Translations
[edit]Sherpur District
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See also
[edit]- (districts of Mymensingh Division) District of Mymensingh Division; Jamalpur District, Mymensingh District, Netrokona District, Sherpur District (Category: en:Mymensingh Division)