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Definition of: Bengal
(ben·gôl′, beng-)
A former province of NE British India, divided (1947) into: (1) East Bengal, formerly a province of Pakistan; since 1972, the country of Bangla Desh; 54,501 square miles; capital, Dacca; (2) West Bengal, a constituent state of the republic of India; 29,476 square miles; capital, Calcutta.
—Ben·ga·lese (ben′·gə·lēz′, -lēs′, beng′-) adjective & noun
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