Bengali - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Bengali :  adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Bengal or its people; "Bengali hills" [syn: Bengali] (noun)
1: (Hinduism) a member of a people living in Bangladesh and West Bengal (mainly Hindus) [syn: Bengali]
2: an ethnic group speaking Bengali and living in Bangladesh and eastern India [syn: Bengali]
3: a Magadhan language spoken by the Bengali people; the official language of Bangladesh and Bengal [syn: Bengali]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Bengalee \Ben*gal"ee\,Bengali : \Ben*gal"i\, n. The language spoken in Bengal.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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