Definition
A region in South Asia divided between Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal. Also refers to Bengal cats or Bengal tigers.
Etymology
From Sanskrit 'Vanga' referring to the ancient kingdom in the region, later Arabized to 'Bangala' and then adapted into various European languages as Bengal. The name has maintained its geographical significance for over a millennium.
Kelly Says
Bengal was historically one of the wealthiest regions in the world, so rich that it attracted European colonizers and was called the 'Paradise of Nations.' The Bengal Renaissance in the 19th century produced remarkable intellectual and cultural achievements, including the works of Rabindranath Tagore, Asia's first Nobel laureate.
Translations
CACatalà
Bengala
behn-gah-lah
CSČeština
Bengálsko
behn-gahl-skoh
DADansk
Bengalen
bɛŋˈɡaːlɛn
DEDeutsch
Bengalen
bɛŋˈɡaːlən
ELΕλληνικά
Βεγγάλη
Vengáli
ESEspañol
Bengala
behn-gah-lah
FISuomi
Bengali
behn-gah-lee
FRFrançais
Bengale
bɛ̃ɡal
HUMagyar
Bengália
behn-gah-lee-ah
IDBahasa Indonesia
Benggala
behn-gah-lah
ITItaliano
Bengala
behn-gah-lah
MSBahasa Melayu
Benggala
behn-gah-lah
NLNederlands
Bengalen
bɛŋˈɡaːlən
NONorsk
Bengalen
bɛŋˈɡaːlɛn
PLPolski
Bengal
behn-gahl
PTPortuguês
Bengala
behn-gah-lah
RORomână
Bengalia
behn-gah-lee-ah
RUРусский
Бенгалия
Bengaliya
SVSvenska
Bengalen
bɛŋˈɡaːlɛn
SWKiswahili
Bengali
behn-gah-lee
TAதமிழ்
வங்காளம்
Vaṅkāḷam
TLTL
Bengala
behn-gah-lah
TRTürkçe
Bengal
behn-gahl
UKУкраїнська
Бенгалія
Bengaliya
VITiếng Việt
Bengal
behn-gahl
ZUZU
iBengali
ee-behn-gah-lee