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Ben⋅gal

  [ben-gawl, -gahl, beng-; ben-guhl, beng-]
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–noun
1. a former province in NE India, now divided between India and Bangladesh. Compare East Bengal, West Bengal.
2. Bay of, a part of the Indian Ocean between India and Burma (Myanmar).
3. a raw silk from Bengal.
4. a fabric, esp. one made of silk and hair.
5. a fabric, similar to muslin, with printed stripes.
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Bengal, Bay of  
An arm of the Indian Ocean bordered by Sri Lanka and India on the west, Bangladesh on the north, and Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand on the east.
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Cultural Dictionary

Bay of Bengal [(ben-gawl, ben-gahl)]

Arm of the Indian Ocean between India and Sri Lanka on the west, Bangladesh on the north, and Southeast Asia on the east.

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: bengal
—see ROSE BENGAL
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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