"Bengala" meaning in Catalan

See Bengala in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [bəŋˈɡa.lə] [Balearic, Central, Northern], [beŋˈɡa.la] [Northwestern, Valencia]
Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese Bengala, from Classical Persian بَنْگَالَه (bangāla). Etymology templates: {{bor+|ca|pt|Bengala}} Borrowed from Portuguese Bengala, {{der|ca|fa-cls|بَنْگَالَه}} Classical Persian بَنْگَالَه (bangāla) Head templates: {{ca-proper noun|f}} Bengala f
  1. Bengal (a geographic region in the northeast of South Asia today divided between Bangladesh and India (particularly the state of West Bengal)) Tags: feminine Categories (place): Places in Bangladesh, Places in India Derived forms: Baixa Bengala, Bengala Occidental, Bengala Oriental, bengalí, golf de Bengala, llum de bengala, Presidència de Bengala
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ca",
  "pos": "name",
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        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
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        },
        {
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          "langcode": "ca",
          "name": "Geographic and cultural areas of Asia",
          "orig": "ca:Geographic and cultural areas of Asia",
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        {
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        {
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            "Places"
          ],
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        },
        {
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      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "Baixa Bengala"
        },
        {
          "word": "Bengala Occidental"
        },
        {
          "word": "Bengala Oriental"
        },
        {
          "word": "bengalí"
        },
        {
          "word": "golf de Bengala"
        },
        {
          "word": "llum de bengala"
        },
        {
          "word": "Presidència de Bengala"
        }
      ],
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        "Bengal (a geographic region in the northeast of South Asia today divided between Bangladesh and India (particularly the state of West Bengal))"
      ],
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        [
          "Bengal",
          "Bengal#English:_Q80338"
        ],
        [
          "South Asia",
          "South Asia#English"
        ],
        [
          "Bangladesh",
          "Bangladesh#English"
        ],
        [
          "India",
          "India#English"
        ],
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        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[bəŋˈɡa.lə]",
      "tags": [
        "Balearic",
        "Central",
        "Northern"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "Northwestern",
        "Valencia"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Baixa Bengala"
    },
    {
      "word": "Bengala Occidental"
    },
    {
      "word": "Bengala Oriental"
    },
    {
      "word": "bengalí"
    },
    {
      "word": "golf de Bengala"
    },
    {
      "word": "llum de bengala"
    },
    {
      "word": "Presidència de Bengala"
    }
  ],
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    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "fa-cls",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Portuguese Bengala, from Classical Persian بَنْگَالَه (bangāla).",
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      },
      "expansion": "Bengala f",
      "name": "ca-proper noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ca",
  "pos": "name",
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        ],
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          "South Asia",
          "South Asia#English"
        ],
        [
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          "Bangladesh#English"
        ],
        [
          "India",
          "India#English"
        ],
        [
          "West Bengal",
          "West Bengal"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[bəŋˈɡa.lə]",
      "tags": [
        "Balearic",
        "Central",
        "Northern"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[beŋˈɡa.la]",
      "tags": [
        "Northwestern",
        "Valencia"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Bengala"
}

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