Bengali
noun
Ben·gali
ben-ˈgȯ-lē 
beŋ-,
-ˈgä-
1
: a native or resident of Bengal
2
: the modern Indo-Aryan language of Bengal
Bengali
adjective
Examples of Bengali in a Sentence
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The Bengali Religious Traditions That Transcend Gender The Baul and Fakir lineages understand the cosmos through pairs of opposite essences, including male and female.
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JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
This 28-minute Bengali documentary profiles Dukhu Majhi, a determined old man who combats harsh environmental conditions by planting and nurturing trees in his village.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 June 2024
My Bengali grandparents came of age as enthusiastic followers of Gandhi’s independence movement; a family photo from 1940 captures my grandfather as a young economist talking earnestly to the Mahatma at an institute dedicated to rural development.
—Maya Jasanoff, The New Yorker, 19 June 2024
Malakar, who is half Bengali and performed with the Hawaii Children’s Theater during his time living in Kauai, was unlike any singer the show had ever seen.
—Nico Lang, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2024
State police interviewed Uddin on Feb. 24 at the Troop L barracks in Litchfield with the assistance of a Bengali translator.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 23 Apr. 2024
The documentary points us toward hidden histories of Indian restaurants run by Bengali Muslim men in Black and Latino neighborhoods.
—Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2024
Authorities finally published their findings for Assam this year, and not surprisingly, the majority of those identified as illegally settled in Assam were Bengali Hindus.
—Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Foreign Affairs, 20 Dec. 2019
When the house museum opens, Jamini Roy Residence will be the largest collection of paintings by the Bengali master, largely focused on the Bengali people and lore, all displayed within his former family home.
—Diya Kohli, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 May 2024
JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
This 28-minute Bengali documentary profiles Dukhu Majhi, a determined old man who combats harsh environmental conditions by planting and nurturing trees in his village.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 June 2024
My Bengali grandparents came of age as enthusiastic followers of Gandhi’s independence movement; a family photo from 1940 captures my grandfather as a young economist talking earnestly to the Mahatma at an institute dedicated to rural development.
—Maya Jasanoff, The New Yorker, 19 June 2024
Malakar, who is half Bengali and performed with the Hawaii Children’s Theater during his time living in Kauai, was unlike any singer the show had ever seen.
—Nico Lang, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2024
State police interviewed Uddin on Feb. 24 at the Troop L barracks in Litchfield with the assistance of a Bengali translator.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 23 Apr. 2024
The documentary points us toward hidden histories of Indian restaurants run by Bengali Muslim men in Black and Latino neighborhoods.
—Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2024
Authorities finally published their findings for Assam this year, and not surprisingly, the majority of those identified as illegally settled in Assam were Bengali Hindus.
—Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Foreign Affairs, 20 Dec. 2019
When the house museum opens, Jamini Roy Residence will be the largest collection of paintings by the Bengali master, largely focused on the Bengali people and lore, all displayed within his former family home.
—Diya Kohli, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 May 2024
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“Bengali.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Bengali. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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Bengali
noun
Ben·gali
ben-ˈgȯ-lē
beŋ-
1
: a person born or living in Bengal
2
: the language of Bengal
Bengali
adjective
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