"Bagram" meaning in English

See Bagram in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From Persian and Pashto بگرام (Bagrām). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fa|-}} Persian, {{bor|en|ps|بگرام|tr=Bagrām}} Pashto بگرام (Bagrām) Head templates: {{en-proper-noun}} Bagram
  1. A town, the capital of the district of Bagram, Parwan Province, Afghanistan; the former capital of the Kushan Empire and the Kingdom of Kapisa. Categories (place): Places in Afghanistan, Towns in Afghanistan Synonyms: Alexandria [city, cities, region, location], Alexandria in the Caucasus [city, cities, region, location], Kapisi [city, cities, region, location], Kapisa [historical] [city, cities, region, location]
    Sense id: en-Bagram-en-name-mCHUYRTc Categories (other): District capitals of Afghanistan, Former capitals, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Pashto translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Tajik translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 47 7 40 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 4 44 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Pashto translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Tajik translations: 87 13
  2. A district of Parwan, Afghanistan, around the town. Categories (place): Districts of Afghanistan, Places in Afghanistan
    Sense id: en-Bagram-en-name-A~YizE-1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (town in Afghanistan): बगराम (bagrām) (Hindi), Alexandria (Latin), بگرام (Pashto), بگرام (Persian), Bagram [masculine] (Polish), Багра́м (Bagrám) (Russian), Багром (Bagrom) (Tajik)
Disambiguation of 'town in Afghanistan': 47 53
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