'Bengali' definitions:
Definition of 'Bengali'
From: WordNet
adjective
Of or relating to or characteristic of Bengal or its people; "Bengali hills"
noun
(Hinduism) a member of a people living in Bangladesh and West Bengal (mainly Hindus)
noun
An ethnic group speaking Bengali and living in Bangladesh and eastern India
noun
A Magadhan language spoken by the Bengali people; the official language of Bangladesh and Bengal [syn: Bengali, Bangla]
Definition of 'Bengali'
From: GCIDE
- Bengalee \Ben*gal"ee\, Bengali \Ben*gal"i\, prop. n. The language spoken in Bengal. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Bengali'
From: GCIDE
- Bengali \Bengali\ prop. adj.
- 1. Of or pertaining to the Bengali language; as, Bengali poetry. [WordNet 1.5]
- 2. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Bangladesh (formerly Bengal) or its inhabitants; as, Bengali hills. [WordNet 1.5]