Ben·gal (b n-gôl , bng-, bng l, 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. Ben  ga·lese (bng-l z, -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
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| Noun | 1. | Bengal - a region whose eastern part is now Bangladesh and whose western part is included in India |
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