Bengali

A Bengali is someone who inhabits the region of Bengal, and is a language that is spoken in East India and Bangladesh.

(noun)

An example of a Bengali is Sushmita Sen, the first Miss Universe to come from India.
An example of Bengali is the language spoken by Muhamma Shahidullah, a writer from Bengal.

The definition of Bengali is anything or anyone that comes from Bengal.

> (adjective)

An example of something Bengali would be a rug that was exported from Bengal.

See Bengali in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

adjective

of Bengal or its people, language, or culture

See Bengali in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Of or relating to Bengal or its people, language, or culture.

noun pl. Bengali or Ben·ga·lis

A native or inhabitant of Bengal.
The modern Indic language of Bangladesh and West Bengal, a state of eastern India.

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