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Definition of Bengali
1. Adjective. Of or relating to or characteristic of Bengal or its people. "Bengali hills"
Partainyms: Bengal
2. Noun. (Hinduism) a member of a people living in Bangladesh and West Bengal (mainly Hindus).
Category relationships: Hindooism, Hinduism
Group relationships: Bangla Desh, Bangladesh, East Pakistan, People's Republic Of Bangladesh
Generic synonyms: Asian, Asiatic
Group relationships: Bangla Desh, Bangladesh, East Pakistan, People's Republic Of Bangladesh
Generic synonyms: Asian, Asiatic
3. Noun. An ethnic group speaking Bengali and living in Bangladesh and eastern India.
4. Noun. A Magadhan language spoken by the Bengali people; the official language of Bangladesh and Bengal.
Definition of Bengali
1. Adjective. Of, from or pertaining to Bengal ¹
2. Noun. A person from Bengal or of Bengali descent. ¹
3. Proper noun. Language spoken in Bangladesh and the states of Tripura and West Bengal, India. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com