East Bengal

noun

1. formerly a part of the Indian province of Bengal; now coextensive with Bangladesh. Compare Bengal ( def 1 ).

East Bengal

noun

1. the part of the former Indian province of Bengal assigned to Pakistan in 1947 (now Bangladesh)

Example Sentences

And in certain portions of East Bengal the Mohammedans are in the large majority.

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In the north-east it exceeds 75 inches, and in one remarkable year 600 inches fell at an observatory in north-east Bengal.

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