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[ ben-gawl , -gahl , beng-; ben -guh l, beng - ] SHOW IPA
/ bɛnˈgɔl, -ˈgɑl, bɛŋ-; ˈbɛn gəl, ˈbɛŋ- / PHONETIC RESPELLING
noun a former province in NE India, now divided between India and Bangladesh. Compare East Bengal, West Bengal.
Bay of, a part of the Indian Ocean between India and Burma (Myanmar).
a raw silk from Bengal.
a fabric, especially one made of silk and hair.
a fabric, similar to muslin, with printed stripes.
Words nearby Bengal benevolent, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, benevolent sexism, Benfleet, Beng., Bengal , Bengal catechu, Bengalee, Bengalese, Bengali, bengaline
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Example sentences from the Web for Bengal Outnumbered five to one in Britain, Scots made up 60 percent of the merchants in Bengal , Calcutta and Madras.
Scotland’s ‘Yes’ Campaign and the Myth of Scottish Equality | Noah Caldwell| September 18, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Pity the poor Zanesvillians who had to batten down the hatches to avoid being eaten by the 18 free-roaming Bengal tigers.
Lights, Camera, Cocktails | Brody Brown| October 22, 2011| DAILY BEAST
On May 20, when she is sworn in, she will have stormed a male bastion to become Bengal 's first woman chief minister.
Mamata Banerjee, India's Political Superwoman | Shoma Chaudhury| May 18, 2011| DAILY BEAST
Then, as Bengal slid into internecine chaos, Banerjee raised an inspired call: "Poriborton!"
Mamata Banerjee, India's Political Superwoman | Shoma Chaudhury| May 18, 2011| DAILY BEAST
Across Bengal , those who had once deemed her an affront have voted her in with a thumping majority.
Mamata Banerjee, India's Political Superwoman | Shoma Chaudhury| May 18, 2011| DAILY BEAST
In the distance suddenly the cypress trees became alive with huge flaring torches, which lit the garden like Bengal lights.
Orpheus in Mayfair and Other Stories and Sketches | Maurice Baring
On approaching the encampment of the Bengal troops, I could not help being struck with their superior appearance.
Scenes and Adventures in Affghanistan | William Taylor
In 1766 he was called upon to give evidence before a committee of the House of Commons upon the affairs of Bengal .
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 1 | Various
Java rice is inferior in estimation to that of Bengal or Carolina in the markets of Europe.
The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom | P. L. Simmonds
At five o'clock the battle was over, and the camp of the Nabob of Bengal in the possession of the English.
With Clive in India | G. A. Henty
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British Dictionary definitions for Bengal noun a former province of NE India, in the great deltas of the Ganges and Brahmaputra Rivers: in 1947 divided into West Bengal (belonging to India) and East Bengal (Bangladesh)
Bay of Bengal a wide arm of the Indian Ocean, between India and Myanmar
a breed of medium-large cat with a spotted or marbled coat
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