bengali

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  1. Of or pertaining to the Bengali language; as, Bengali poetry.

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  1. a Magadhan language spoken by the Bengali people; the official language of Bangladesh and Bengal
  2. an ethnic group speaking Bengali and living in Bangladesh and eastern India
  3. (Hinduism) a member of a people living in Bangladesh and West Bengal (mainly Hindus)
  4. of or relating to or characteristic of Bengal or its people

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  • Le bengali, langue indo-aryenne officielle de l'état du Bengale en Inde et du Bangladesh, est parlé par environ 230 millions de personnes.
  • It was a little unfortunate that we got pushed off stage, but as we learnt the people in the village don't really listen to much classical music and were most eager to hear the pop type bengali music. —  TravelPod.com Recent Updates
  • Sing!! xplain the song (it was in bengali!) wht percentage of indians pay Incm Tax
  • For starters, the bengali muslims and backward classes need to take the CPI-M party to task for denying them OBC benefits. —  a reader's words
  • There was a long article in a popular bengali newspaper recently where journalists are lamenting the fact that they cannot anymore hide behind safewords like "allegedly" and "reportedly" and like whatever they wish about whichever celebrities, especially if they don't happen to like them or need a spike in their readership. —  Scobleizer
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