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Bangla

British  
/ ˈbæŋlə /

noun

  1. another name for Bengali

"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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When mother and son sing songs from the famous cycle by Bengali writer-composer and Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore or hold a deathbed conversation in Bangla, the piece spins further across time and space.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026

Tonight, Mui came equipped with bright blue flyers in six languages: English, Spanish, Bangla, Chinese, Arabic, and Urdu.

From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2025

More than a dozen historical monuments dot the course, including the striking 17th-century Lal Bangla tombs and others of the 15th century Lodhi dynasty.

From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2025

BBC Bangla has learned from officials that Sheikh Hasina wanted to keep "two options" open.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2024

The two of us speak English to each other, even though we both grew up in homes where our parents spoke Bangla.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins

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