West Bengal

noun

1. a state in E India: formerly part of the province of Bengal. 33,805 sq. mi. (87,555 sq. km). : Calcutta. Compare Bengal ( def 1 ).

West Bengal

noun

1. a state of E India, on the Bay of Bengal: formed in 1947 from the Hindu area of Bengal; additional territories added in 1950 (Cooch Behar), 1954 (Chandernagor), and 1956 (part of Bihar); mostly low-lying and crossed by the Hooghly River. Capital: Kolkata (Calcutta). Pop: 80 221 171 (2001). Area: 88 752 sq km (34 260 sq miles)

Example Sentences

In West Bengal, the Modi election campaign warned Hindus of being under threat from Muslim immigrants from neighboring states, with Amit Shah accusing West Bengal’s Chief Minister of appeasing Muslim interests.

From Time

Prime minister Narendra Modi’s Twitter timeline is peppered with condolence messages and West Bengal elections.

From Quartz

Despite a continuous surge in the number of cases, public gatherings like the Kumbh in Haridwar and election rallies in West Bengal have not been cancelled.

From Quartz

I met them all in villages in the northern states of Haryana, Rajasthan, Assam and West Bengal.

From No Straight News

According to the 2011 census, for every 1,000 men, there are 947 women in West Bengal.

From No Straight News

Last November, for example, I managed to track down a celebrated tantric at a cremation ground near Birbhum in West Bengal.

From The Daily Beast