Bengalese
Americanadjective
noun
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Bengalese
plural
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Etymology
Origin of Bengalese
Example Sentences
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Of the 46 million Bengalese, not 10% voluntarily supported the movement; while an insignificant but dangerous section of the population thought non-coöperation the mildest and most absurd of protests.
From Time Magazine Archive
A Bengalese exception who thrives on milk, marriage, mathematics.
From Time Magazine Archive
A new favorite of Jan's dad, who's very particular when it comes to comfort, is our hand-rubbed rhino-skin Royal Bengalese Club Chair.
From Time Magazine Archive
Harbhang Bharbhang, in the provincial dialect, implies foolish, similar to the notions entertained by the Bengalese of Havachandra and Bhavachandra of Kamrup, which may perhaps serve to connect the history of the two dynasties.
From An Account of The Kingdom of Nepal And of the Territories Annexed to this Dominion by the House of Gorkha by Francis Hamilton
The material is cotton of their own growth, and they are better clothed than the mass of the Bengalese.
From The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies by R. G. (Robert Gordon) Latham
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