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Bengalee

American  
[ben-gaw-lee, -gah-, beng-] / bɛnˈgɔ li, -ˈgɑ-, bɛŋ- /
Or Bengali

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Bangladesh.


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The one here noted was translated from the Bengalee by Dr. Marshman.

From The Story of the Hymns and Tunes by Theron Brown

He was as eloquent as any Bengalee, and he possessed in a high degree the art of managing men.

From Indian Unrest by Sir Valentine Chirol

The Bengalee sheep are described as 'small, lank, and thin, and the colour of three-fourths of each flock is black or dark gray.

From The Romance of Industry and Invention by Robert Cochrane

An Englishman would not easily recognise or identify a Bengalee at home and a Bengalee in his office dress, the difference being striking and marked.

From The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal by Shib Chunder Bose

Dictionary of the Bengalee Language, vol. ii. part iii. p.

From Folk-Tales of Bengal by Lal Behari Day

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