Bengal
proper noun
- region of the Indian subcontinent
- type of cat
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /bɛŋˈɡɔːl/ / /bɐŋˈɡaːl/ / /bɛŋˈɡɑːl/
adj
Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese Bengala, from Classical Persian بَنْگَالَه (bangāla), from Middle Bengali বাঙ্গালা (baṅgala), said to be from the Vanga Kingdom, of uncertain ultimate origin. Vangalam has been attested in medieval South India. Doublet of Bangla.
- Of or pertaining to the Bengal region.
name
Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese Bengala, from Classical Persian بَنْگَالَه (bangāla), from Middle Bengali বাঙ্গালা (baṅgala), said to be from the Vanga Kingdom, of uncertain ultimate origin. Vangalam has been attested in medieval South India. Doublet of Bangla.
- A geographic region in the northeast of South Asia today divided between Bangladesh and India (particularly the state of West Bengal).
noun
Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese Bengala, from Classical Persian بَنْگَالَه (bangāla), from Middle Bengali বাঙ্গালা (baṅgala), said to be from the Vanga Kingdom, of uncertain ultimate origin. Vangalam has been attested in medieval South India. Doublet of Bangla.
- A short-haired domestic cat of a particular breed that originated in the United States.
- A player on the team The Cincinnati Bengals.
“Jones became a Bengal in a trade for Smith.”
- A Bengal tiger.