bengali meaning and definition

BENGALI noun

Definition of Bengali (noun)

1. (Hinduism) a member of a people living in Bangladesh and West Bengal (mainly Hindus)
2. an ethnic group speaking Bengali and living in Bangladesh and eastern India
3. a Magadhan language spoken by the Bengali people; the official language of Bangladesh and Bengal
   • synonyms: Bangla

BENGALI adjective

Definition of Bengali (adjective)

1. of or relating to or characteristic of Bengal or its people
   • "Bengali hills"