Bengali
noun
Ben·gali
ben-ˈgȯ-lē 
beŋ-,
-ˈgä-
1
: a native or resident of Bengal
2
: the modern Indo-Aryan language of Bengal
Bengali
adjective
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The religious insufficiency became more apparent post-independence in events such as the secession of Bangladesh in 1971 where Muslims, who were in majority, were treated poorly by the Punjabi central government and denied their rights to co-exist as Muslim and Bengali.
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Nahal Sheikh, JSTOR Daily, 15 May 2024
The Bengali Religious Traditions That Transcend Gender The Baul and Fakir lineages understand the cosmos through pairs of opposite essences, including male and female.
—JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
This 28-minute Bengali documentary profiles Dukhu Majhi, a determined old man who combats harsh environmental conditions by planting and nurturing trees in his village.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 June 2024
My Bengali grandparents came of age as enthusiastic followers of Gandhi’s independence movement; a family photo from 1940 captures my grandfather as a young economist talking earnestly to the Mahatma at an institute dedicated to rural development.
—Maya Jasanoff, The New Yorker, 19 June 2024
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Nahal Sheikh, JSTOR Daily, 15 May 2024
The Bengali Religious Traditions That Transcend Gender The Baul and Fakir lineages understand the cosmos through pairs of opposite essences, including male and female.
—JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
This 28-minute Bengali documentary profiles Dukhu Majhi, a determined old man who combats harsh environmental conditions by planting and nurturing trees in his village.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 June 2024
My Bengali grandparents came of age as enthusiastic followers of Gandhi’s independence movement; a family photo from 1940 captures my grandfather as a young economist talking earnestly to the Mahatma at an institute dedicated to rural development.
—Maya Jasanoff, The New Yorker, 19 June 2024
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“Bengali.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Bengali. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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Bengali
noun
Ben·gali
ben-ˈgȯ-lē
beŋ-
1
: a person born or living in Bengal
2
: the language of Bengal
Bengali
adjective
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