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bengal

Ben·gal
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ben-gawl, -gahl, beng-; ben-guh l, beng-]
    • /bɛnˈgɔl, -ˈgɑl, bɛŋ-; ˈbɛn gəl, ˈbɛŋ-/
    • /beŋˈgɔːl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ben-gawl, -gahl, beng-; ben-guh l, beng-]
    • /bɛnˈgɔl, -ˈgɑl, bɛŋ-; ˈbɛn gəl, ˈbɛŋ-/

Definitions of bengal word

  • noun bengal a former province of NE India, in the great deltas of the Ganges and Brahmaputra Rivers: in 1947 divided into West Bengal (belonging to India) and East Bengal (Bangladesh) 3
  • noun bengal a breed of medium-large cat with a spotted or marbled coat 3
  • noun bengal region in the NE part of the Indian peninsula, divided between the Indian state of West Bengal & Bangladesh 3
  • noun bengal Bay ofpart of the Indian Ocean, east of India & west of Myanmar & the Malay Peninsula 3
  • noun bengal a former province in NE India, now divided between India and Bangladesh. Compare East Bengal, West Bengal. 1
  • noun bengal Bay of, a part of the Indian Ocean between India and Burma (Myanmar). 1
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Parts of speech for Bengal

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adverb
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bengal popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Related words

  • west bengal

    a state in E India: formerly part of the province of Bengal. 33,805 sq. mi. (87,555 sq. km). Capital: Calcutta. Compare Bengal (def 1).

  • cooch behar

    a former state of NE India: part of West Bengal since 1950

  • east bengal

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

  • andaman and nicobar islands

    a territory of India, in the E Bay of Bengal, consisting of two groups of over 200 islands; suffered badly in the Indian Ocean tsunami of December 2004. Capital: Port Blair. Pop: 356 265 (2001). Area: 8140 sq km (3143 sq miles)

  • andaman islands

    a group of islands in the E Bay of Bengal, part of the Indian territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Area: 6408 sq km (2474 sq miles). Pop: 314 804 (2001)

  • andaman sea

    part of the Bay of Bengal, between the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and the Malay Peninsula
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