Bengal

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

/ bɛnˈgɔl, -ˈgɑl, bɛŋ-; ˈbɛn gəl, ˈbɛŋ- /

noun

a former province in NE India, now divided between India and Bangladesh.Compare East Bengal, West Bengal.

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

a raw silk from Bengal.

a fabric, especially one made of silk and hair.

a fabric, similar to muslin, with printed stripes.

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Example sentences from the Web for Bengal

Outnumbered five to one in Britain, Scots made up 60 percent of the merchants in Bengal, Calcutta and Madras.
Scotland’s ‘Yes’ Campaign and the Myth of Scottish Equality|Noah Caldwell|September 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Pity the poor Zanesvillians who had to batten down the hatches to avoid being eaten by the 18 free-roaming Bengal tigers.
Lights, Camera, Cocktails|Brody Brown|October 22, 2011|DAILY BEAST
On May 20, when she is sworn in, she will have stormed a male bastion to become Bengal's first woman chief minister.
Mamata Banerjee, India's Political Superwoman|Shoma Chaudhury|May 18, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Then, as Bengal slid into internecine chaos, Banerjee raised an inspired call: "Poriborton!"
Mamata Banerjee, India's Political Superwoman|Shoma Chaudhury|May 18, 2011|DAILY BEAST

Across Bengal, those who had once deemed her an affront have voted her in with a thumping majority.
Mamata Banerjee, India's Political Superwoman|Shoma Chaudhury|May 18, 2011|DAILY BEAST
In the distance suddenly the cypress trees became alive with huge flaring torches, which lit the garden like Bengal lights.
Orpheus in Mayfair and Other Stories and Sketches|Maurice Baring
On approaching the encampment of the Bengal troops, I could not help being struck with their superior appearance.
Scenes and Adventures in Affghanistan|William Taylor
In 1766 he was called upon to give evidence before a committee of the House of Commons upon the affairs of Bengal.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 1|Various
Java rice is inferior in estimation to that of Bengal or Carolina in the markets of Europe.
The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom|P. L. Simmonds
At five o'clock the battle was over, and the camp of the Nabob of Bengal in the possession of the English.
With Clive in India|G. A. Henty

British Dictionary definitions for Bengal

Bengal

/ (bɛnˈɡɔːl, bɛŋ-) /

noun

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)

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

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

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