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Bangladeshi

Bangladeshi

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A person from Bangladesh
  • noun
  • /ˌbæŋɡləˈdɛʃi/
: bangladesí
  • Bangladeshis, the late arrivals, were concentrated in London; within London, in the poorest borough of the city, Tower Hamlets, where one-quarter of their total population in the United Kingdom lives.
  • thousands of Bangladeshis
  • many Bangladeshis
  • Bangladeshis say

But at the time he's a Bangladeshi brother.

Examples

  • Bangladeshis, Mexicans, Indians, and Pakistanis were among the new citizens who voted Tuesday at P.S. 69 in Jackson Heights, Queens.

    Blog text (5)

  • Like the Pakistanis, more than 90 percent of the Bangladeshis were Muslim.

    Academic text (2003)

  • If your high income is not sufficient to buy Made in USA, then how can a Bangladeshi afford it?

    Blog text (12)

  • The Bangladeshis at the stadium say they're overrun.

    Shake Hands with the Devil (2007)

  • The United Kingdom attracted immigrants from throughout the British Empire: Indians and Pakistanis came to Britain from the 1950s on, Bangladeshis from the 1970s.

    Academic text (2009)

  • While the U.S. Bureau of the Census publishes figures showing that 15 percent of Americans live below the official poverty line, these people are clearly much better off than the majority of Bangladeshis.

    Academic text (1998)

  • It is poverty that pushes countless poor Bangladeshis to seek their livelihood in increasingly risky areas of the country.

    Academic text (1998)

  • Many Bangladeshis are proud of their rich cultural heritage.

  • The event was attended by various Bangladeshis who shared their experiences.

  • As a Bangladeshi, she feels a strong connection to her homeland.

Surface Forms

Bangladeshi singular
Bangladeshis plural

Morphology

Bangladeshi = Bangladesh (transparent) = Bangladesh + i

The noun demonym is transparently formed from the place name plus '-i', so learners who know 'Bangladesh' can infer the meaning.

Etymology

Bangladeshi comes from Bangladesh, which is made of Bangla ('Bengal' or the Bengali language) and desh ('country'), and the -i ending means 'from' or 'related to'. So a Bangladeshi is a person who comes from or belongs to that country.