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Date: 1700-1800
Language: Hindi
Origin: Bangali, from Bangal 'Bengal', area of Bangladesh and eastern India

Bengali

 noun
     
Related topics: Nationality and Race, Languages
Ben‧ga‧li
1 [uncountable]SLL the language used in Bangladesh and West Bengal
2 [countable]SAN someone from Bengal
—Bengali adjective
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