a former province of NE India, in the great deltas of the Ganges and Brahmaputra Rivers: in 1947 divided into West Bengal (belonging to India) and East Bengal (Bangladesh)
2. Bay of Bengal
3.
a breed of medium-large cat with a spotted or marbled coat
Bengal in American English
(bɛnˈgɔl; bɛŋˈgɔl; ˈbɛŋgəl; ˈbɛngəl)
1.
region in the NE part of the Indian peninsula, divided between the Indian state of West Bengal & Bangladesh
2.
Bay ofpart of the Indian Ocean, east of India & west of Myanmar & the Malay Peninsula
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East Bengal
the part of the former Indian province of Bengal assigned to Pakistan in 1947 (now Bangladesh )
West Bengal
a state of E India, on the Bay of Bengal : formed in 1947 from the Hindu area of Bengal; additional territories added in 1950 ( Cooch Behar), 1954 (Chandernagor), and 1956 (part of Bihar ); mostly low-lying and crossed by the Hooghly River. Capital: Kolkata ( Calcutta ). Pop: 80 221 171 (2001). Area: 88 752 sq km (34 260 sq miles)
Bengal light
a firework or flare that burns with a steady bright blue light , formerly used as a signal
Bengal tiger
a large tiger found in S. Asia
Bay of Bengal
a wide arm of the Indian Ocean , between India and Myanmar