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Definition of BENGAL

Bengal
Bengal Ben*gal", n. 1. A province in India, giving its name to various stuffs, animals, etc. 2. A thin stuff, made of silk and hair, originally brought from Bengal. 3. Striped gingham, originally brought from Bengal; Bengal stripes. Bengal light, a firework containing niter, sulphur, and antimony, and producing a sustained and vivid colored light, used in making signals and in pyrotechnics; -- called also blue light. Bengal stripes, a kind of cotton cloth woven with colored stripes. See Bengal, 3. Bengal tiger. (Zo["o]l.). See Tiger.

Meaning of BENGAL from wikipedia

- rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols. Bengal (/bɛnˈɡɔːl/ ben-GAWL) is a historical geographical, ethnolinguistic and...
- West Bengal (/bɛnˈɡɔːl/; Bengali: Poshchim Bongo, pronounced [ˈpoʃtʃim ˈbɔŋɡo] , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along...
- The Bengal cat is a breed of hybrid cat created from crossing of an Asian leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) with domestic cats, especially the spotted...
- The Bengal tiger is a po****tion of the Panthera tigris tigris subspecies and the nominate tiger subspecies. It ranks among the biggest wild cats alive...
- Myanmar to the southeast. To the south, it has a coastline along the Bay of Bengal. To the north, it is separated from Bhutan and Nepal by the Siliguri Corridor...
- until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, 80 km (50 mi) west of...
- The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional American football team based in Cincinnati. The Bengals compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member...
- of Bengal (now independent Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal) including: Bengal famine may refer to: Great Bengal famine of 1770 Bengal famine...
- The Bengal Presidency, officially the Presidency of Fort William in Bengal, later the Bengal Province, was the largest of all three presidencies of British...
- The Bay of Bengal is the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean. The world's largest bay, geographically it is positioned between the Indian subcontinent...