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Bengali

ben·gali

UK/bɛŋˈɡɔːli/ US/bɛŋˈɡɑli/ uncommon
adjective (1) noun (3)

adjective

1.

of or relating to or characteristic of Bengal or its people

  • “Bengali hills”

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Origin

Equivalent to Bengal + -i. Compare Assamese বঙালী (boṅali), Bengali বাঙালি (baṅali), Hindi बंगाली (baṅgālī), Classical Persian بنگالی (bangālī).

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