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Khulna

Meaning of "Khulna" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF KHULNA

ˈkʊlnɑː


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KHULNA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Khulna is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES KHULNA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Khulna

Khulna is the third-largest city in Bangladesh after Dhaka and Chittagong. It is located in the southern west area of Bangladesh and situated on the banks of the Rupsha and Bhairab Rivers. It is the headquarters of Khulna District and Khulna Division. The river port of Khulna is one of the oldest river ports in Bangladesh. Often referred to as Industrial City, it is one of the important industrial and commercial areas of the country. It has a sea port named Mongla on its outskirts, 48 km south from Khulna city, which is the second seaport in Bangladesh. Khulna is also the gateway to the Sundarbans, the largest tidal forest in the world. The population under the jurisdiction of the City Corporation was 1,000,000 in 2007 estimation. The wider metropolitan area had at the same time an estimated population of 1,435,422. The city is 333 km southwest from the natural capital of Bangladesh, Dhaka, a 133 km beeline. The cities are connected by road, air, railway and waterways. The steamboat fleet for this route includes the ancient ships Tern, Osrich and Lepcha.

Definition of Khulna in the English dictionary

The definition of Khulna in the dictionary is a city in S Bangladesh. Pop: 1 497 000.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KHULNA

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KHULNA

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WORDS THAT END LIKE KHULNA

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Synonyms and antonyms of Khulna in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Khulna» into 25 languages

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Find out the translation of Khulna to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of Khulna from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Khulna» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

库尔纳
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

Khulna
570 millions of speakers
en

English

Khulna
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

खुलना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خولنا
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

Khulna
278 millions of speakers
pt

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Khulna
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

খুলনা
260 millions of speakers
fr

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Khulna
220 millions of speakers
ms

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Khulna
190 millions of speakers
de

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Khulna
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

クルナ
130 millions of speakers
ko

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쿨나
85 millions of speakers
jv

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Khulna
85 millions of speakers
vi

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Khulna
80 millions of speakers
ta

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குல்னா
75 millions of speakers
mr

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खोला
75 millions of speakers
tr

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Khulna
70 millions of speakers
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Khulna
65 millions of speakers
pl

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khulna
50 millions of speakers
uk

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Khulna
40 millions of speakers
ro

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Khulna
30 millions of speakers
el

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Khulna
15 millions of speakers
af

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Khulna
14 millions of speakers
sv

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Khulna
10 millions of speakers
no

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Khulna
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Khulna

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KHULNA»

Discover the use of Khulna in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Khulna and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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World and Its Peoples: Eastern and Southern Asia
Khulna. Khulna, the third-largest city in Bangladesh, lies along the Bhairab and Rupsha rivers. Its outport, Chalna, which can accommodate seagoing vessels, has developed some 3 miles (5 km) to the south. The Khulna metropolitan area had ...
Marshall Cavendish Corporation, 2007
2
The Rishi of Bangladesh: A History of Christian Dialogue
Khustia and above all Khulna, and many Hindus left for India.24 The Muslims ( muhajirs) moving from West Bengal into Khulna and Jessore 'were essentially agriculturalists and their absorption required land for thern'.25 Moreover, during the ...
Dr Cosimo Zene, 2014
3
The Spoils of Partition: Bengal and India, 1947–1967
Khulna, by contrast, was deemed to have no particular resources which, at a pinch, West Bengal could not do without. So the planners concluded that there was no reason to demand special treatment for Khulna. What Khulna did have was a ...
Joya Chatterji, 2007
4
The Ganges Water Diversion: Environmental Effects and ...
When the Gorai flow reaches a range of 100 m3/sec-200 m3/sec, the salinity at Khulna reduces significantly. Salinity at Mongla remains about 1,000 m-mhos when the Gorai flow reaches 2,000 m3/sec. With further increase in flow, salinity at ...
M. Monirul Qader Mirza, 2004
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The Rotarian
Water is a precious commodity for the one million people of Khulna, Bangladesh. They depend on rivers and lakes for cooking, bathing, and transportation. Khulna's shallow aquifers, however, are the most saline in Bangladesh and contain ...
6
Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants: Toward the Improvement ...
... 20.0 e-j 3.50 f-i 1.77 abc 2.28 cd 13 Ashfal Khulna, SW2 80.0 abc 26.7 abc 6.9 ab 2.39 a-e 2.67 a 0.91 ab 14 Benapole Khulna, SW1 76.7 a-d 30.0 a-d 4.7 a 2.49 a-g 2.47 abc 1.03 abc 15 Bajramuri Khulna, SW3 - - - - - - 16 Dakshail Khulna, ...
Ashwani K. Rai, Teruhiro Takabe, 2006
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Nayaya Sayyad Murtaja Fazal Ali aur Hindu Vidhi
timber, honey, fish, cotton, salt etc. and as such agro-based industries like cotton, weaving, salt crushing, gur making etc., have been established in Khulna. During the British period the East India Company established the headquarters of their ...
M. Habibur Rahman, 2001
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Hindi Kriya Kosh
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Helmut Nesiptaal, 2008
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Bangladesh
Khulna. and. Barisal. Divisions. The south and southwestern regions of the country are where Bangladesh's rivers reign supreme over its pan-flat landscape. Several braided threads of the Padma and Meghna rivers break off from the main  ...
Mikey Leung, Belinda Meggitt, 2012
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GHERS: Greater Harvest and Economic Returns from Shrimp: ...
Mollahat, Bagerhat 01734-099959 19 PritishKantiBiswas Poly Fish Trading Paikgaccha, Khulna 01914-546858 20 Asadul Islam Poly Fish Trading Paikgaccha, Khulna 01713-901948 21 NayonMondal Poly Fish Trading Paikgaccha, Khulna ...
WorldFish ; USAID

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KHULNA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Khulna is used in the context of the following news items.
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Draw against SA would be a big achievement - Imrul - ESPN Cricinfo
Among Bangladesh's Tests specialists, Imrul has been in good form. He made 150 in the second innings against Pakistan in the Khulna Test ... «ESPNcricinfo.com, Jul 15»
2
Steven Smith: 192, 199 and then 215 — the record-making machine …
He scored 224 against Bangladesh at Khulna in April this year as his maiden Test double ton. Interestingly, in the Test history of nearly 140 ... «Cricket Country, Jul 15»
3
Different Eid for a mother - Prothom Alo
Noorjahan Begum, 65, is from Gunari village in Dakop upazila of Khulna. She is a resident of Miapara Balur Math area of Mongla municipality ... «Prothom Alo, Jul 15»
4
'Six million people' leave Dhaka to celebrate Eid with loved ones
For the return of those who had left Dhaka, three pairs of special trains from Parbatipur, Khulna and Dewanganj will operate for seven days ... «Bangladesh News 24 hours, Jul 15»
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Main Eid-ul-Fitr prayers timings announced - bdnews24.com
The main congregations in Barisal and Khulna will be held at Hemayetuddin Central Eidgah and Circuit House respectively at 8:30am. «Bangladesh News 24 hours, Jul 15»
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USA Cricket: Shivnarine Chanderpaul joins West Indies legends tour
The quiet Chanderpaul familiarly called Tiger by countless fans, has represented Derbyshire, Durham, Khulna Royal Bengals, Lancashire, ... «Dreamcricket, Jul 15»
7
Home-goers face less trouble
... Nilsagar Express, heading for Nilphamari from Dhaka, was delayed for around an hour and a half, the Sundarbans Express, going to Khulna, ... «The Daily Star, Jul 15»
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Rush of home-bound people increases with closing of offices and …
Several passengers, however, said Khulna-bound Sundarban Express and Rangpur-bound Rangpur Express left one hour behind their ... «Bangladesh News 24 hours, Jul 15»
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Man dies after falling from roof of bus
A person was killed and two others were injured as they fell from the roof of a bus on Khulna-Paikgachha road in Tala upazila in Satkhira on ... «The Daily Star, Jul 15»
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The Daily Star, Midland Bank sign deal
The universities are: Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Rajshahi University, Chittagong University, Khulna University and ... «The Daily Star, Jul 15»
REFERENCE
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