Bengali Definition

bĕn-gôlē, bĕng-
bengalis
adjective
Of or relating to Bengal or its people, language, or culture.
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Of Bengal or its people, language, or culture.
Webster's New World

Of, from or pertaining to Bengal.

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noun
A native or inhabitant of Bengal.
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A person born or living in Bengal.
Webster's New World
A person of Bengali ancestry.
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The Indo-Aryan language spoken in Bengal.
Webster's New World
The modern Indic language of Bangladesh and West Bengal, a state of eastern India.
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Synonyms:
pronoun

Language spoken in Bangladesh and the states of Tripura and West Bengal, India.

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Other Word Forms of Bengali

Noun

Singular:
Bengali
Plural:
bengalis

Origin of Bengali

  • From Hindi बंगाली (bangālī).

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Bengali Sentence Examples

  • The occasion though not the cause of trouble arose from the partition of Bengal, which was represented by Bengali agitators as an insult to their mother country.

  • Indeed, so close was the resemblance that for a time Bengali was used as the court and official language of the province under British rule.

  • On reaching Bengal in 1793, he and his companions lost all their property in the Hugh; but having received the charge of an indigo factory at Malda, he was soon able to prosecute the work of translating the Bible into Bengali.

  • In complexion he is a shade or two fairer than the Bengali.

  • The most important Aryan languages are Bengali, Bihari, Eastern Hindi and Oriya.

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Words Starting With

BBEBEN

Words Ending With

ILIALI

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Bengali

Words Starting With B and Ending With I

Starts With B & Ends With IStarts With BE & Ends With IStarts With B & Ends With LI

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With B7 Letter Words Ending With I