# Noakhali District

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. One of the eleven districts in the Chittagong Division of Bangladesh.

## Etymology
Refers to the district of Noakhali, which is a transliteration of নোয়াখালী (nōẇakhali), a compound of নোয়া (nōẇa, a dialectal variant of নয়া (noẏa, “new”)) + খালী (khali, a suffixed form of খাল (khal, “canal”)), literally meaning "new canal".

## Source
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