Bengali
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Ben·gali

noun \ben-ˈg-lē, beŋ-, -ˈgä-\

Definition of BENGALI

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

Origin of BENGALI

Hindi baṅgālī, from Baṅgāl Bengal
First Known Use: circa 1841

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