# Faridpur District

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. One of the thirteen districts in the Dhaka Division of Bangladesh.

## Etymology
Named after the mystic-preacher Fariduddin Ganjshakar; thus ultimately a bilingual compound of Arabic فَرِيد (farīd, “single, unique”) + Sanskrit पुर (pura, “fortress, town”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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