rangpur

[ruhng-poor, ruhng-poor]

rang·pur

[ruhng-poor, ruhng-poor]
noun
a variety of mandarin orange, bearing a tart fruit.

Origin:
named after Rangpur, region of Bangladesh
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Rangpur is always a great word to know.
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the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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Rangpur

city, northwestern Bangladesh, on the Ghaghat River. It is an industrial centre noted for the manufacture of dhurries (cotton carpets), bidis (cigarettes), and cigars. Constituted a municipality in 1869, it contains eight government colleges affiliated with the University of Rajshahi; technical, agricultural, and primary teacher-training institutes; two parks; and two libraries. Rangpur ("Abode of Bliss") is said to be the site where Raja Bhagadatta, who took part in the war recorded in the Mahabharata (c. 400 BC-AD 200), had a country residence.

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