English Explanatory Dictionary

Bengal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A geographic region in the northeast of South Asia today divided between Bangladesh and India (particularly the state of West Bengal).
noun
  1. A short-haired domestic cat of a particular breed that originated in the United States.
  2. A player on the team The Cincinnati Bengals.
  3. A Bengal tiger.

Pronunciation

/bɛŋˈɡɔːl/ /bɐŋˈɡaːl/ /bɛŋˈɡɑːl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Bengal.wav /bɛŋˈɡɑl/ /ˈbɛŋˌɡəl/

Word forms

Bengal Bengals

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

Bengal cat

Related words

Bengali Bangla Bangladesh

Derived words

Bay of Bengal Bengal babble Bengal babbler Bengal fire Bengal fox Bengal isinglass Bengal light Bengal match Bengal rose Bengal studies Bengal tiger Bengal Tigers East Bengal Sultanate of Bengal West Bengal
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