Bengal

[ ben-gawl, -gahl, beng-; ben-guhl, beng- ]

noun
  1. a former province in northeastern India, now divided between India and Bangladesh.: Compare East Bengal, West Bengal.

  2. Bay of Bengal, a part of the Indian Ocean between India and Myanmar (Burma).

  1. a raw silk from Bengal.

  2. a fabric, especially one made of silk and hair.

  3. a fabric, similar to muslin, with printed stripes.

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Bengal

/ (bɛnˈɡɔːl, bɛŋ-) /


noun
  1. 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. Bay of Bengal a wide arm of the Indian Ocean, between India and Myanmar

  1. a breed of medium-large cat with a spotted or marbled coat

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