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Bengal

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

noun

  1. a former province in northeastern India, now divided between India and Bangladesh.

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

  3. a raw silk from Bengal.

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

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



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. a wide arm of the Indian Ocean, between India and Myanmar

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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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