Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun bengali

3 senses of bengali

Sense 1
Bengali -- ((Hinduism) a member of a people living in Bangladesh and West Bengal (mainly Hindus))
       => Asian, Asiatic -- (a native or inhabitant of Asia)

Sense 2
Bengali -- (an ethnic group speaking Bengali and living in Bangladesh and eastern India)
       => ethnic group, ethnos -- (people of the same race or nationality who share a distinctive culture)

Sense 3
Bengali, Bangla -- (a Magadhan language spoken by the Bengali people; the official language of Bangladesh and Bengal)
       => Magadhan -- (a subfamily of Indic languages)

Similarity of adj bengali

1 sense of bengali

Sense 1
Bengali -- (of or relating to or characteristic of Bengal or its people; "Bengali hills")