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Bengali
Ben·ga·li [ ben gáwlee, beng góllee ] (plural Ben·ga·lis)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. somebody from Bangladesh or Bangla: somebody who comes from Bangladesh or the state of Bangla in India
2. 
Same as  Bangla1
[Late 18th century. < Hindi baṅgālī]

Ben·ga·li adjective
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