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Bengalese

American  
[ben-guh-leez, -lees, beng-] / ˌbɛn gəˈliz, -ˈlis, ˌbɛŋ- /

adjective

  1. of or relating to Bengal; Bengali.


noun

  • Bengalese
    plural
  1. a native or inhabitant of Bengal; Bengali.

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Etymology

Origin of Bengalese

First recorded in 1770–80; Bengal + -ese

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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

He has with him four Bengalese writers, to assist him in collecting the duties. 

From An Account of The Kingdom of Nepal And of the Territories Annexed to this Dominion by the House of Gorkha by Francis Hamilton

Seetulputty, sē′tul-put-i, n. a Bengalese grass mat for sleeping on.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

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