Meaning of BENGAL
| Pronunciation: | | ben'gol
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| | Definition: | | [n] a region whose eastern part is Bangladesh and western part is included in India |
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| | See Also: | | geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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}.
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