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Bengali

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: Bengali

1
 adjn
of or relating to or characteristic of Bengal or its people
an ethnic group speaking Bengali and living in Bangladesh and eastern India
2
 n
a Magadhan language spoken by the Bengali people; the official language of Bangladesh and Bengal
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: Bengali
1

adj of or relating to or characteristic of Bengal or its people

“Bengali hills”

n an ethnic group speaking Bengali and living in Bangladesh and eastern India

Type of:
ethnic group, ethnos
people of the same race or nationality who share a distinctive culture

n (Hinduism) a member of a people living in Bangladesh and West Bengal (mainly Hindus)

Type of:
Asian, Asiatic
a native or inhabitant of Asia
2

n a Magadhan language spoken by the Bengali people; the official language of Bangladesh and Bengal

Synonyms:
Bangla
Type of:
Magadhan
a subfamily of Indic languages
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