# Shahbagi

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A liberal or a leftist; in Bangladeshi politics, one who favours a secular society
2. An ardent left-wing netizen, especially an atheist or Islamophobe

## Etymology
From Bengali শাহবাগী (śahbagī), from Bengali শাহবাগ (śahobag), a locality in Dhaka, Bangladesh that was home to the 2013 Shahbag protests.

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