Bengal

American  

[ben-gawl, -gahl, beng-, ben-guhl, beng-] / bɛnˈgɔl, -ˈgɑl, bɛŋ-, ˈbɛn gəl, ˈbɛŋ- /

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.

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Bengal British  

/ 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

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Example Sentences

Irwin, who was a standout receiver at Hart and Stanford before moving on to the Cincinnati Bengals and New York Jets, has been giving back to his local community for years.

From Los Angeles Times

Scientists fitted nine Bengal slow lorises with radio collars and followed their movements after releasing them into a national park in northeastern Bangladesh.

From Science Daily

If the Cincinnati Bengals allow defensive end Trey Hendrickson to walk, he could score the biggest deal in all of free agency at a point in his career when he’s hardly a sure bet.

From The Wall Street Journal

It has built a nursing college and 1,000-bed hospital in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

From Los Angeles Times

Just beyond the Chitwan National Park, home of some of the last Bengal tigers, the southern town of Madi embodies Nepal's deep dependence on the export of its people.

From Barron's