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bengal
geographical name(Ben-gal)historic region of the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent including the delta of the Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers; a province of British India 1937—47; divided 1947 between Pakistan and India (republic)
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noun(Ben-gal)a usually blue light or flare used formerly especially for signaling and illumination
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noun(Ben-gal)a tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) occurring especially in India
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geographical name(Ben-gal)arm of the Indian Ocean between India and Sri Lanka on the west and Myanmar (Burma) and the Malay Peninsula on the east
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geographical name(Ben-gal)the part of Bengal now in Bangladesh
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geographical name(Ben-gal)state of eastern India comprising the western third of the former Bengal province and bordering on Bangladesh and the Bay of Bengal; capital Calcutta area 33,852 square miles (87,677 square kilometers), population 91,276,115