Bengali (Noun)
Meaning 1
An ethnic group speaking Bengali and living in Bangladesh and eastern India.
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Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
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Meaning 2
(Hinduism) a member of a people living in Bangladesh and West Bengal (mainly Hindus).
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Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The Bengali community in New York City holds a large Durga Puja festival every year, celebrating the victory of good over evil.
- As a tradition, the Bengali wife shows respect to her husband by applying a vermilion mark on her forehead, known as a "sindur".
- Rabindranath Tagore was a renowned Bengali poet and writer who was also awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913.
- In Bengali culture, Navami, the ninth day of Durga Puja, is an extremely auspicious day for new beginnings and business launches.
- The food served in a Bengali household during Diwali includes luchi, alur dom, and rasogolla, traditional items revered by all generations.
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Meaning 3
A Magadhan language spoken by the Bengali people; the official language of Bangladesh and Bengal.
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.