26984 words

bengal

2 definitions • 4 examples
1
a region in South Asia, which was divided in 1947 into West Bengal, which is a state of India, and East Bengal, which is now Bangladesh:

Examples:

The writer describes her childhood in Bengal.
The monsoon season had passed and the plains of Bengal were dry.
2
a type of cat with thick gold-brown fur and black spots, bred from the Asian leopard (= a large wild cat that has yellow fur with black spots) and the domesticated (= pet) cat :

Examples:

Bengals are loving cats that are very responsive to people they like.
Bengals learn quickly and can be taught to do tricks.

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