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• a variation of Bengalee.

Bengali

American  

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

noun

Bengalis plural

1. a native or an inhabitant of Bengal; Bengalese.

2. an Indic language spoken in E India and Bangladesh.

3. Bengalee.

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adjective

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

Bengali British  

/ bɛŋ-, bɛnˈɡɔːlɪ /

noun

1. 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

2. 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

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adjective

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

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Noun Inflected Forms

• Bengalis
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