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Gaur.

An ancient Bengali city presently divided between Bangladesh and India, named Lakhnauti in the 12th century C.E. and Jannatabad in the 16th century.

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  1. An ancient Bengali city presently divided between Bangladesh and India, named Lakhnauti in the 12th century C.E. and Jannatabad in the 16th century.

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Borrowed from Bengali গৌড় (gōuṛ).

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