Bengal

[ben-gawl, -gahl, beng-, ben-guhl, beng-]

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noun

a former province in northeastern India, now divided between India and Bangladesh.
Bay of Bengal, a part of the Indian Ocean between India and Myanmar (Burma).
a raw silk from Bengal.
a fabric, especially one made of silk and hair.
a fabric, similar to muslin, with printed stripes.

Bengal

/ bɛnˈɡɔːl, bɛŋ- /

noun

a former province of NE India, in the great deltas of the Ganges and Brahmaputra Rivers: in 1947 divided into West Bengal (belonging to India) and East Bengal (Bangladesh)
a wide arm of the Indian Ocean, between India and Myanmar
a breed of medium-large cat with a spotted or marbled coat

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A Royal Bengal tiger was killed and dismembered by a mob in India's north eastern state of Assam, a forest official has said.

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Their insurgency began in West Bengal state in the late 1960s and has since spread to more than a third of India's 600 districts.

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Also, some honorable mentions worth checking out include the Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Tennessee Titans and Cincinnati Bengals.

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At least 14 people, including two children, have been killed after a massive fire broke out at a hotel in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal.

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Another time, Banerjee attempted to relocate some stone sculptures from a museum in Bengal to the one he was stationed at without the necessary permissions.

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