"Bengal" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /bɛŋ.ˈɡɔːl/ [India], /bɛŋˈɡɔːl/ [UK], /bɛŋˈɡɑːl/ [UK], /bɛŋˈɡɑl/ [US], /ˈbɛŋˌɡəl/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Bengal.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: (UK, India) -ɔːl, (UK, US) -ɑːl, (US) -ɛŋɡəl Etymology: From Portuguese Bengala, from Classical Persian بنگاله (bangâla). Etymology templates: {{der|en|pt|Bengala}} Portuguese Bengala, {{der|en|fa-cls|بنگاله|tr=bangâla}} Classical Persian بنگاله (bangâla) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Bengal
  1. A region in the Indian subcontinent which is today divided between Bangladesh and India (particularly the state of West Bengal). Categories (place): India Derived forms: Bengal rose, Bengal studies, Bengal Tigers, Sultanate of Bengal Translations (region in South Asia): Bengale (Afrikaans), Bengali (Albanian), اَلْبَنْغَال (al-banḡāl) [masculine] (Arabic), Բենգալիա (english: Bengalia) (Armenian), বংগ (boṅgo) (Assamese), Benqaliya (Azerbaijani), Bengala (Basque), Бенгалія (Bjenhalija) (Belarusian), বাংলা (bangla) (Bengali), বঙ্গ (boṅgo) (Bengali), বঙ্গদেশ (boṅgodeś) (Bengali), बंगाल (Bihari), Бенгалия (Bengalija) (Bulgarian), Bengala (Catalan), 孟加拉 (maang⁶ gaa¹ laai¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 孟加拉 (Mèngjiālā) (Chinese Mandarin), Bengálsko [neuter] (Czech), Bengalen (Danish), Bengalen [neuter] (Dutch), Bengalio (Esperanto), Bengal (Estonian), Bengal (Finnish), Bengale [masculine] (French), Bengala (Galician), Bengalen [neuter] (German), Βεγγάλη (Vengáli) (Greek), בנגל (Hebrew), बंगाल (baṅgāl) (Hindi), वंग (vaṅg) [masculine] (Hindi), बंग (baṅg) [masculine] (Hindi), वङ्ग (vaṅg) [masculine] (Hindi), Bengália (Hungarian), Bengal (Icelandic), Benggala (Indonesian), Beangál [masculine] (Irish), Bengala (Italian), ベンガル (Bengaru) (Japanese), ಬಾಂಗ್ಲಾ (bāṅglā) (Kannada), 벵골 (Benggol) (Korean), Бенгалия (Bengaliya) (Kyrgyz), Bengālija [feminine] (Latvian), Bengalija (Lithuanian), Бенгал (english: Bengal) (Macedonian), Benggala (Malay), ബംഗാൾ (baṅgāḷ) (Malayalam), Yn Vengaal [feminine] (Manx), बंगाल (baṅgāl) [masculine] (Marathi), Бенгал (english: Bengal) (Mongolian), बङ्गाल (baṅgāl) (Nepali), Bengala (Occitan), بنگال (Pashto), بنگال (Persian), بنگاله (Persian), Bengal [masculine] (Polish), Bengala [feminine] (Portuguese), ਬੰਗਾਲ (baṅgāl) (Punjabi), Bengal (Romanian), Бенга́лия (Bengálija) [feminine] (Russian), वङ्ग (vaṅga) [masculine] (Sanskrit), ᱵᱟᱝᱞᱟ (baṅla) (Santali), Бенгал (Serbo-Croatian), Bengal (Serbo-Croatian), Bengala (Spanish), Bungala (Swahili), Bengalen [neuter] (Swedish), Бангола (Bangola) (Tajik), வங்காளம் (vaṅkāḷam) (Tamil), బెంగాల్ (beṅgāl) (Telugu), เบงกอล (beng-gɔɔl) (Thai), བེང་ག་ལི (beng ga li) (Tibetan), Bengal (Turkish), Бенга́лія (Benhálija) (Ukrainian), بنگال (baṅgāl) (Urdu), Bengaliya (Uzbek), Bängalän (Volapük), بنگال (Western Panjabi)
    Sense id: en-Bengal-en-name-FbmxBihI Disambiguation of India: 55 17 6 22

Noun

IPA: /bɛŋ.ˈɡɔːl/ [India], /bɛŋˈɡɔːl/ [UK], /bɛŋˈɡɑːl/ [UK], /bɛŋˈɡɑl/ [US], /ˈbɛŋˌɡəl/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Bengal.wav [Southern-England] Forms: Bengals [plural]
Rhymes: (UK, India) -ɔːl, (UK, US) -ɑːl, (US) -ɛŋɡəl Etymology: From Portuguese Bengala, from Classical Persian بنگاله (bangâla). Etymology templates: {{der|en|pt|Bengala}} Portuguese Bengala, {{der|en|fa-cls|بنگاله|tr=bangâla}} Classical Persian بنگاله (bangâla) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Bengal (plural Bengals)
  1. A short-haired domestic cat of a particular breed that originated in the United States. Categories (lifeform): Domestic cats Synonyms: Bengal cat
    Sense id: en-Bengal-en-noun-HX~TiDzl Disambiguation of Domestic cats: 17 47 8 28
  2. (American football) A player on the team The Cincinnati Bengals. Categories (topical): Football (American)
    Sense id: en-Bengal-en-noun-SghEGxcJ Topics: American-football, ball-games, football, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  3. A Bengal tiger. Related terms: Bengali, East Bengal, West Bengal, Bay of Bengal, Bengal babbler, Bengal tiger, Bengal fox, Bangla, Bengal light, Bangladesh
    Sense id: en-Bengal-en-noun-qHTSh7Dz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 25 14 34

Inflected forms

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          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "sense": "region in South Asia",
          "word": "בנגל"
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          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
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          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
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          "lang": "Latvian",
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          "code": "lt",
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          "lang": "Malayalam",
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          "word": "ബംഗാൾ"
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          "code": "gv",
          "lang": "Manx",
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          "tags": [
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          "code": "mr",
          "lang": "Marathi",
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          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
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          "lang": "Pashto",
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          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
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          "code": "pa",
          "lang": "Punjabi",
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          "sense": "region in South Asia",
          "word": "ਬੰਗਾਲ"
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          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "region in South Asia",
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
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          "sense": "region in South Asia",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "Бенга́лия"
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          "code": "sa",
          "lang": "Sanskrit",
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          "code": "sat",
          "lang": "Santali",
          "roman": "baṅla",
          "sense": "region in South Asia",
          "word": "ᱵᱟᱝᱞᱟ"
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          "word": "Bengal"
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          "word": "Бангола"
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          "code": "ta",
          "lang": "Tamil",
          "roman": "vaṅkāḷam",
          "sense": "region in South Asia",
          "word": "வங்காளம்"
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          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "beṅgāl",
          "sense": "region in South Asia",
          "word": "బెంగాల్"
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          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "beng-gɔɔl",
          "sense": "region in South Asia",
          "word": "เบงกอล"
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          "lang": "Tibetan",
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          "sense": "region in South Asia",
          "word": "བེང་ག་ལི"
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      "word": "বংগ"
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      "word": "Bengala"
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      "word": "বাংলা"
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      "word": "বঙ্গ"
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      "word": "বঙ্গদেশ"
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      "word": "बंगाल"
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      "word": "孟加拉"
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      "sense": "region in South Asia",
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      "word": "Bengal"
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      "word": "Bengala"
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      "word": "ಬಾಂಗ್ಲಾ"
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      "code": "ko",
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      "word": "벵골"
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      "word": "Бенгалия"
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      "code": "lv",
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      "sense": "region in South Asia",
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      "code": "lt",
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      "word": "Bengalija"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "code": "pa",
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      "word": "ਬੰਗਾਲ"
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      "code": "ro",
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      "word": "Бенга́лия"
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      "code": "sa",
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      "sense": "region in South Asia",
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      "code": "sat",
      "lang": "Santali",
      "roman": "baṅla",
      "sense": "region in South Asia",
      "word": "ᱵᱟᱝᱞᱟ"
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      "sense": "region in South Asia",
      "word": "Бенгал"
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      "code": "sh",
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      "sense": "region in South Asia",
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      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "region in South Asia",
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      "sense": "region in South Asia",
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      "word": "బెంగాల్"
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      "word": "เบงกอล"
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      "sense": "region in South Asia",
      "word": "བེང་ག་ལི"
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      "code": "uk",
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      "code": "uz",
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}

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      "word": "Bengali"
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    {
      "word": "East Bengal"
    },
    {
      "word": "West Bengal"
    },
    {
      "word": "Bay of Bengal"
    },
    {
      "word": "Bengal babbler"
    },
    {
      "word": "Bengal tiger"
    },
    {
      "word": "Bengal fox"
    },
    {
      "word": "Bangla"
    },
    {
      "word": "Bengal light"
    },
    {
      "word": "Bangladesh"
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          "text": "Jones became a Bengal in a trade for Smith."
        }
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        "A player on the team The Cincinnati Bengals."
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        "(American football) A player on the team The Cincinnati Bengals."
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        "games",
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      "ipa": "/bɛŋ.ˈɡɔːl/",
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      "ipa": "/bɛŋˈɡɔːl/",
      "tags": [
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        "US"
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        "Southern-England"
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}
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