bengal
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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
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Definition of bengal
4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
name
- A geographic region in the northeast of South Asia today divided between Bangladesh and India (particularly the state of West Bengal).
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name
- A geographic region in the northeast of South Asia today divided between Bangladesh and India (particularly the state of West Bengal).
noun
- A short-haired domestic cat of a particular breed that originated in the United States.
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A player on the team The Cincinnati Bengals.
“Jones became a Bengal in a trade for Smith.”
- A Bengal tiger.
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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.
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