Bengal
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Bengal
- /bɛŋˈɡɔːl/ India
- /bɛŋˈɡɑːl/ India
- /bɐŋˈɡɑːl/ India
- /bɛŋˈɡɔːl/ UK
- /bɛŋˈɡɑːl/ UK
- /bɛŋˈɡɑl/ US
- /ˈbɛŋ.ɡəl/ US
Rhymes with (UK, India) -ɔːl, (UK, US) -ɑːl, (US) -ɛŋɡəl
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Portuguese Bengala, from Classical Persian بَنْگَالَه (bangāla), from Middle Bengali বাঙ্গালা (baṅgala), said to be from the Vanga Kingdom, of uncertain ultimate origin. Vangalam has been attested in medieval South India. Doublet of Bangla.
proper noun
- A geographic region in the northeast of South Asia today divided between Bangladesh and India (particularly the state of West Bengal).
noun Bengals
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A short-haired domestic cat of a particular breed that originated in the United States.
Similar: Bengal cat
- A player on the team The Cincinnati Bengals. Jones became a Bengal in a trade for Smith.
- A Bengal tiger.
adjective more Bengal · most Bengal
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Of or pertaining to the Bengal region.
Similar: Bengali
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: orissa, assam, punjab, bihar, nagpur, bangladesh, bengali, bangladeshi, flare, gour, bangla, banga, vanga, gauda, kolkata, calcutta
Translations
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name region in South Asia
| Español | Bengala |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 벵골 Benggol |
| 日本語 | ベンガル Bengaru |
| 中文 | 孟加拉 Mèngjiālā |
| हिन्दी | बंगाल baṅgāl, वंग vaṅg, बंग baṅg, वङ्ग vaṅg |
| Kiswahili | Bungala |
| Português | Bengala |
| Français | Bengale |
| Deutsch | Bengalen |
| Italiano | Bengala |
| Ελληνικά | Βεγγάλη Vengáli |
| Română | Bengal |
| Русский | Бенга́лия Bengálija |
| العربية | اَلْبَنْغَال al-banḡāl |
| עברית | בנגל |
noun cat
| Français | bengal |
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Talk about this word "Bengal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bengal. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Bengal. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bengal "Bengal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bengal.Cite this
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title = {Bengal},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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