bengali | ||
1. | [ noun ] a member of a people living in Bangladesh and West Bengali (mainly Hindus) | |
Related terms: | Asian Bangladesh Hinduism | |
2. | [ adjective ] of or relating to or characteristic of Bengal or its people | |
Examples: | "Bengali hills" |
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Related terms: | Bengal | |
3. | [ noun ] an ethnic group speaking Bengali and living in Bangladesh and eastern India | |
Related terms: | ethnic_group | |
4. | [ noun ] (linguistics,India) a Magadhan language spoken by the Bengali people; the official language of Bangladesh and West Bengal | |
Related terms: | Magadhan | |
Similar spelling: |
Bengal bungaloid benzylic |