Word Study
bengali
CIDE DICTIONARY
bengali, prop. n.
The language spoken in Bengal. [1913 Webster]
bengali, prop. adj.
- Of or pertaining to the Bengali language; as, Bengali poetry. [WordNet 1.5]
- Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Bangladesh (formerly Bengal) or its inhabitants; as, Bengali hills. [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
bengali, n. & adj.
--n.
1 a native of Bengal, a former Indian province now consisting of Bangladesh and the Indian State of W. Bengal.
2 the language of this people.
--adj. of or relating to Bengal or its people or language.
--n.
1 a native of Bengal, a former Indian province now consisting of Bangladesh and the Indian State of W. Bengal.
2 the language of this people.
--adj. of or relating to Bengal or its people or language.
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