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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. (Hinduism) a member of a people living in Bangladesh and West Bengal (mainly Hindus);

2. an ethnic group speaking Bengali and living in Bangladesh and eastern India;

3. a Magadhan language spoken by the Bengali people; the official language of Bangladesh and Bengal;
[syn: Bengali, Bangla]


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. of or relating to or characteristic of Bengal or its people;
- Example: "Bengali hills"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bengalee \Ben*gal"ee\, Bengali \Ben*gal"i\, prop. n. The language spoken in Bengal. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bengali \Bengali\ prop. adj. 1. Of or pertaining to the Bengali language; as, Bengali poetry. [WordNet 1.5] 2. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Bangladesh (formerly Bengal) or its inhabitants; as, Bengali hills. [WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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