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Bengali

Main Entry:: Ben·gali
Pronunciation:: \ben-ˈgȯ-lē, beŋ-, -ˈgä-\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Hindi baṅgālī, from Baṅgāl Bengal
Date:: circa 1841

1 : a native or resident of Bengal 2 : the modern Indo-Aryan language of Bengal

— Bengali adjective

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