- a native or an inhabitant of Bengal; Bengalese.
- an Indic language spoken in E India and Bangladesh.
- Bengalee.
- of or relating to Bengal, its inhabitants, or their language; Bengalese.
- a member of a people living chiefly in Bangladesh and in West Bengal. The West Bengalis are mainly Hindus; the East Bengalis of Bangladesh are mainly Muslims
- the language of this people: the official language of Bangladesh and the chief language of West Bengal; it belongs to the Indic branch of the Indo-European family
- of or relating to Bengal, the Bengalis, or their language
