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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.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

Etymology

Origin of Bengalese

First recorded in 1770–80; Bengal + -ese

Example Sentences

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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

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

The material is cotton of their own growth, and they are better clothed than the mass of the Bengalese.

From The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies by Latham, R. G. (Robert Gordon)

All these things were duly repeated to the revolutionary government by Louis Zamore, her Bengalese servant.

From Superwomen by Terhune, Albert Payson

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