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Bengal

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Ben·gal  (bn-gôl, bng-, bngl, bng-)
A region of eastern India and Bangladesh. It was a province of India until 1947, when the eastern part became East Pakistan, and later (1971) Bangladesh, and the western section was included in independent India.
Benga·lese (bng-lz, -ls, bng-) adj. & n.
Bengal, Bay of
An arm of the Indian Ocean bordered by Sri Lanka and India on the west, Bangladesh on the north, and Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand on the east.
Bengal [bɛnˈgɔːl bɛŋ-]
n
1. (Placename) 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)
2. (Placename) Bay of. a wide arm of the Indian Ocean, between India and Myanmar
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) a breed of medium-large cat with a spotted or marbled coat
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Bengal - a region whose eastern part is now Bangladesh and whose western part is included in India
Translations
Bengal [beŋˈgɔːl]
A. ADJ → bengalí
B. N → Bengala f
C. CPD Bengal tiger N → tigre m de Bengala
Bengal
n → Bengalen nt


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Prince, be not uneasy; hospitality and humanity are practised as widely in Bengal as they are in Persia.
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"Pyrotechnic, Pyrotechnic, you mean," said a Bengal Light; "I know it is Pyrotechnic, for I saw it written on my own canister.
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I had another way before me, which was to wait for some English ships, which were coming to Bengal from Achin, on the island of Sumatra, and get passage on board them from England.
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