Bengali

[ ben-gaw-lee, -gah-, beng- ]

/ bɛnˈgɔ li, -ˈgɑ-, bɛŋ- /

noun

a native or an inhabitant of Bengal; Bengalese.

an Indic language spoken in E India and Bangladesh.

Bengalee.

adjective

of or relating to Bengal, its inhabitants, or their language; Bengalese.

Definition for bengali (2 of 2)

Bengalee

or Ben·ga·li

[ ben-gaw-lee, -gah-, beng- ]

/ bɛnˈgɔ li, -ˈgɑ-, bɛŋ- /

noun

a native or inhabitant of Bangladesh.

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Examples from the Web for bengali

We frequently enjoyed his Bengali vegetarian feasts while discussing different aspects of Eastern philosophy late into the night.
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Shockingly, there is one nonwhite person in the cast, Salwa, or as MTV has dubbed her, “Bengali in boots.”
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Verbally, Hindi and Urdu are very similar, and Punjabi and Bengali are related to Hindi and Urdu.
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The studio also acquired the remake rights to the documentary The Bengali Detective.
The Details on 'The Details'|Nicole LaPorte|January 25, 2011|DAILY BEAST

There is no single Assamese nationality, and the Assamese language is merely a modern dialect of Bengali.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2|Various
Desmond's knowledge of Bengali was as yet slight, and he caught only portions of the man's narrative.
In Clive's Command|Herbert Strang
In Eastern Bihari the same vowel has a broad sound, but not so broad as in Bengali.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7|Various
In all history the Bengali never was, never could be, a fighting-man.
Life in an Indian Outpost|Gordon Casserly
The Bengali had now almost wholly recovered, and was very voluble in his gratitude for his rescue.
In Clive's Command|Herbert Strang

British Dictionary definitions for bengali

Bengali

/ (bɛnˈɡɔːlɪ, bɛŋ-) /

noun

a member of a people living chiefly in Bangladesh and in West Bengal. The West Bengalis are mainly Hindus; the East Bengalis of Bangladesh are mainly Muslims

Also called: Bangla the language of this people: the official language of Bangladesh and the chief language of West Bengal; it belongs to the Indic branch of the Indo-European family

adjective

of or relating to Bengal, the Bengalis, or their language

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