From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishBengaliBen‧ga‧li /benˈɡɔːli $ -ˈɡɒːli/ noun 1 [uncountable]SLL the language used in Bangladesh and West Bengal2 [countable]SAN someone from Bengal —Bengali adjective
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Bengali• Gupta is a Bengali, a Brabiliall, or so he says.• She didn't look at us, didn't answer when I spoke in Bengali.• Yelling in Bengali for help, they reached the door of the other family.• He always starts like that, and then switches into Bengali.• I asked for my question to be translated into Bengali.Origin Bengali (1700-1800) Hindi Bangali, from Bangal “Bengal”, area of Bangladesh and eastern India 