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[syn: Bengali, Bangla]
ADJECTIVE (1)
1. of or relating to or characteristic of Bengal or its people;
- Example: "Bengali hills"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Bengalee \Ben*gal"ee\, Bengali \Ben*gal"i\, prop. n.
The language spoken in Bengal.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Bengali \Bengali\ prop. adj.
1. Of or pertaining to the Bengali language; as, Bengali
poetry.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Bangladesh
(formerly Bengal) or its inhabitants; as, Bengali hills.
[WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Bengali
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Bengal or its
people; "Bengali hills"
n 1: (Hinduism) a member of a people living in Bangladesh and
West Bengal (mainly Hindus)
2: an ethnic group speaking Bengali and living in Bangladesh and
eastern India
3: a Magadhan language spoken by the Bengali people; the
official language of Bangladesh and Bengal [syn: Bengali,
Bangla]