বিলাত

Bengali

Alternative forms

  • বিলেত (bilet)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ولایت (wilāyat), from Arabic وِلايَة (wilāya, “province, state”). Cognate with Hindustani ولایت / विलायत (vilāyat).

Noun

বিলাত • (bilat)

  1. England (a constituent country of the United Kingdom)
  2. Britain, United Kingdom (a kingdom and country in Northern Europe)
  3. Europe (a continent)
  4. foreign country, kingdom or domain

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References

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