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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A city of southeast Bangladesh near the Bay of Bengal. It is a major port and industrial center.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A variety of domestic fowl, of large size, belonging to the Malayan type.

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  • proper noun A city in Bangladesh.
  • proper noun One of the seven administrative divisions of Bangladesh.
  • proper noun One of the eleven districts in the Chittagong Division of Bangladesh.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a port city and industrial center in southeastern Bangladesh on the Bay of Bengal

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Examples

  • CHITTAGONG (Reuters) - India were 63-0 at lunch on the opening day of the first test against Bangladesh at the Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on Sunday.

    Moneycontrol Top Headlines 2010

  • Madrasas now outnumber secondary schools, according to Anupam Sen, the vice chancellor of a new private university in Chittagong, who also told me that a new class of society is emerging that is “globally Islamic” rather than “specifically Bengali.”

    Waterworld 2008

  • Madrasas now outnumber secondary schools, according to Anupam Sen, the vice chancellor of a new private university in Chittagong, who also told me that a new class of society is emerging that is “globally Islamic” rather than “specifically Bengali.”

    Waterworld 2008

  • It should be noted that AL president Sheik Hasina and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia had addressed at Chittagong in Last parliamentary elections held in 1991, 1996 and 2001, but this year BNP chief did not give any presence in Chittagong, which is a talked about issue in the event of 9th parliamentary election

    Stormy campaign over Bangladesh 2008

  • The Chinese are setting up a port development in Sri Lanka, they're planning a port development in Chittagong Bangladesh.

    India Puts Security, Trade With Burma Ahead of Democracy 2011

  • The Chinese are setting up a port development in Sri Lanka, they're planning a port development in Chittagong Bangladesh.

    India Puts Security, Trade With Burma Ahead of Democracy 2011

  • As England prepares to play Bangladesh in Chittagong on Friday, it's become the only team to watch at this World Cup.

    World Cup's Unlikely Heroes Jonathan Clegg 2011

  • Howard had hopes of one day employing Danny as a radio announcer for the Chittagong black radio station, but the young man still had a long way to go.

    A Covert Affair Jennet Conant 2011

  • Neither are the Bangladeshi authorities likely to receive a warning after there was no play in bright sunshine for more than two days of their team's recent test against the West Indies in Chittagong because the drainage system was insufficient to cope with overnight storms.

    'Bad' Pitches Make for Cracking Cricket Richard Lord 2011

  • AFP/Getty Images Another dead body was found by fire fighters in Chittagong, Bangladesh, Friday. 12 people have been confirmed dead in the rain-triggered landslide in Chittagong.

    Asia in Pictures 2011

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