Phrase Hound found 34 phrases and 8 compound words that contain bengal. The most common are listed below. Open bengal in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 34
- Bay of BengalA sea that forms the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean.
- West BengalA state in eastern India. Capital: Kolkata.
- Bengal tigerAny tiger of a specific, fragmented population of the subspecies Panthera tigris tigris in the Indian subcontinent.
- Sultanate of BengalAn Islamic empire based in Bengal from 1352 to 1576 that stretched over Bihar, Odisha, Arakan and Assam, ruled over by several dynasties.
- Bengal foxVulpes bengalensis, a fox endemic to the Indian subcontinent.
- Bengal lightA bright blue flare prepared from niter, sulphur, and the black sulphide of antimony; formerly used in signalling, but now chiefly as fireworks.
- East BengalFormer province of dominion of Pakistan later East Pakistan, now Bangladesh.
- Bengal almondThe Indian almond, Terminalia catappa.
- Bengal studiesThe academic study of the history, culture, and languages of Bengal.
- Bengal catSynonym of Bengal (“cat breed”).
- Bengal catsplural of Bengal cat: Synonym of Bengal (“cat breed”).
- Bengal fireSynonym of Bengal light: A bright blue flare prepared from niter, sulphur, and the black sulphide of antimony; formerly used in signalling, but now chiefly as fireworks.
- Bengal gramA form of chickpea, or the flour made from it
- Bengal monitorVaranus bengalensis, a monitor lizard distributed widely in the Indian Subcontinent, as well as parts of Southeast Asia and West Asia.
- Bengal potatoesAn Indian dish of potatoes baked with spices and then battered and deep-fried.
- Bengal roseSynonym of China rose (“Rosa chinensis”).
- Bengal tigersplural of Bengal tiger: Any tiger of a specific, fragmented population of the subspecies Panthera tigris tigris in the Indian subcontinent.
- rose bengal4,5,6,7-tetrachloro-2',4',5',7'-tetraiodofluorescein, a stain whose sodium salt is commonly used in eyedrops to stain damaged cells and thereby identify damage.
- Bengal quinceIndian bael (Aegle marmelos).
- Bengal stripesA kind of cotton cloth woven with white and coloured stripes.
- Bengal beanAn annual, woody tropical vine, usually of species Mucuna pruriens (syn. Mucuna aterrima), native to Asia.
- Bengal beansplural of Bengal bean: An annual, woody tropical vine, usually of species Mucuna pruriens (syn. Mucuna aterrima), native to Asia.
- Bengal firesplural of Bengal fire: A bright blue flare prepared from niter, sulphur, and the black sulphide of antimony; formerly used in signalling, but now chiefly as fireworks.
- Bengal gramsplural of Bengal gram: A form of chickpea, or the flour made from it
- Bengal lightsplural of Bengal light: A bright blue flare prepared from niter, sulphur, and the black sulphide of antimony; formerly used in signalling, but now chiefly as fireworks.
Compound words 8
- BengaliOf, from or pertaining to Bengal or the Bengalis.
- BengalismA word or idiom of the Bengali language used in another language, especially for literary effect.
- BengalizeTo make Bengali; to give Bengali traits to.
- BengaleseOf or relating to Bengal.
- BengalianA Bengali.
- BengaluruA megacity, the state capital of Karnataka, India.
- Bengalismsplural of Bengalism: A word or idiom of the Bengali language used in another language, especially for literary effect.
- Bengaleesplural of Bengalee: Of, from or pertaining to Bengal or the Bengalis.