Bengali (adj.)

  1. of or relating to or characteristic of Bengal or its people; Bengali hills

    [ Syn: bengali ]

    Bengali (n.)

  1. (Hinduism) a member of a people living in Bangladesh and West Bengal (mainly Hindus)

    [ Syn: bengali ]

  2. an ethnic group speaking Bengali and living in Bangladesh and eastern India

    [ Syn: bengali ]

  3. a Magadhan language spoken by the Bengali people; the official language of Bangladesh and Bengal

    [ Syn: bengali , bangla ]

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