Bengal

Examples

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• In the eastern part of India, that is West Bengal, she is worshipped as Durga.

  Blog text (19)

• Well, five million refugees could destabilize West Bengal.

  The Post (2017)

• It's right there on the end, OK across the Bay of Bengal and across the South China Sea on this side of the map.

• So after after the partition one part of Bengal fall into India.

• But it gave them an excuse to impose martial law throughout Bengal.

  Gandhi (1982)

• A calendar market in Kolkata, West Bengal, in this April 9, 2008, file photo.

  Blog text (4)

• In a major shift in diplomatic strategy, she involved the chief minister of West Bengal, Jyoti Basu, in the negotiations.

  Academic text (1998)

• Major flooding in the Bay of Bengal has been attributed to deforestation in Tibet.

  Blog text (23)

• On July 9, the patient had traveled through West Bengal, India, en route from Thimphu to Samtse, Bhutan.

  Academic text (2013)

• The rich culture and history of Bengal are celebrated through festivals and traditional music.

Compounds

B

Bengal tiger

• Indian

4 3.1

A large tiger with orange fur and black stripes that lives in India and nearby countries

B

Bay of Bengal

1 2.5

A large bay east of India and west of Myanmar and Bangladesh

W

West Bengal

1 2.5

A state in eastern India with Kolkata as its capital

B

Bengal kino

• UK

9.9

A reddish dried juice from the dhak tree used to dye cloth and to help heal wounds

B

Bengal bean

• US

9.1

A climbing plant with purple flowers and long hairy pods used to improve soil and feed animals

B

Bengal light

• Archaic

9.5

A steady bright light people use in celebrations and as a signal, often blue

B

Bengal rose

7.4

A small bush rose from China that people used to make many garden roses and that blooms all year

Surface Forms

Etymology