Bengal
Bengal ( ; bn, বাংলা/বঙ্গ, translit=Bānglā/Bôngô, ) is a geopolitical, cultural and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal, predom ...
is a region in South Asia.
Bengal or Bengals may also refer to:
Places
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Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...
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East Bengal
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, common_name = East Bengal
, status = Province of the Dominion of Pakistan
, p1 = Bengal Presidency
, flag_p1 = Flag of British Bengal.svg
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, historical region, became East Pakistan and then Bangladesh
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West Bengal
West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fou ...
, an Indian state
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Bengal, Indiana
Bengal is an unincorporated community in Hendricks Township, Shelby County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
History
A post office was established at Bengal in 1881, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1902. The community most li ...
, an unincorporated community
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Bengal, Kentucky, an unincorporated community
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Bengal Township, Michigan
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Bengal, Minnesota
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Bengal, Missouri, an unincorporated community
Sports
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Bayou Bengals, a nickname for the LSU Tigers athletic team
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Beckley Bengals, an American baseball team of 1930s
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Buffalo State Bengals
The Buffalo State Bengals are composed of 18 teams representing Buffalo State College in intercollegiate athletics, including men and women's basketball, cross country, ice hockey, soccer, swimming & diving, and track and field. Men's sports inclu ...
, sports teams of Buffalo State College in Buffalo, New York
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Cincinnati Bengals, an American football franchise
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Idaho State Bengals
The Idaho State Bengals are the varsity intercollegiate athletic teams representing Idaho State University, located in Pocatello, Idaho. The university sponsors thirteen teams including men and women's basketball, cross country, tennis, and trac ...
, sports teams of Idaho State University in Pocatello, Idaho
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Trenton Bengals
The Trenton Bengals was the name given to two separate teams in the American Basketball League, the first professional basketball league in the United States.
Trenton Bengals/Royal Bengals
The Trenton Bengals (also known as the ''Royal Bengals'') ...
, two separate American basketball teams of 1920s and 1930s
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Khulna Royal Bengals
Khulna Tigers ( bn, খুলনা টাইগার্স) are a franchise Twenty20 cricket team representing the Khulna division in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), a Twenty20 cricket tournament. The franchise was owned by Gemcon Sports ...
, was a
BPL T20 team based on
Khulna
Transportation
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''Bengal'' (1799 EIC ship)
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''Bengal'' (1811 EIC ship)
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HMIS ''Bengal'' (J243), a 1942 ''Bathurst'' class corvette of the Royal Indian Navy
* 45577 Bengal, a British
LMS Jubilee Class
The London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Jubilee Class is a class of steam locomotive designed for main line passenger work. 191 locomotives were built between 1934 and 1936. They were built concurrently with the similar looking LMS Stanier ...
locomotive
Plants and animals
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Bengal cat
The Bengal cat is a domesticated cat breed created from a hybrid of the Asian leopard cat (''Prionailurus bengalensis''), with domestic cats, especially the spotted Egyptian Mau. The breed name comes from the leopard cat's taxonomic name.
Beng ...
, a cross breed of domestic cat, ''Felis catus'', with the leopard cat, ''Prionailurus bengalensis''
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Bengal tiger
The Bengal tiger is a population of the '' Panthera tigris tigris'' subspecies. It ranks among the biggest wild cats alive today. It is considered to belong to the world's charismatic megafauna.
The tiger is estimated to have been present in ...
, ''Panthera tigris tigris'', native to the Indian subcontinent
* Bengal rose or ''
Rosa chinensis'', a white fragrant rose
Other
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Bengal Foundation
The Bengal Foundation ( bn, বেঙ্গল ফাউন্ডেশন) is a Bangladeshi non-profit and charitable organization headquartered in Dhanmondi, Dhaka. It is mostly known for organizing local and international events in the country.
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, a Bangladeshi non-profit and charitable organization.
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Bengal (comics)
Bengal (Duc No Tranh) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Publication history
The character first appeared in '' Daredevil'' #258 and was created by Fabian Nicieza and artist Ron Lim.
Fictiona ...
, a fictional martial arts expert in Marvel Comics
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BENGAL (project), European 1990s marine research project
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Rose bengal
Rose bengal (4,5,6,7-tetrachloro-2',4',5',7'-tetraiodofluorescein) is a stain. Rose bengal belongs to the class of organic compounds called xanthenes. Its sodium salt is commonly used in eye drops to stain damaged conjunctival and corneal cells ...
, a stain used in biological analysis
See also
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Bengel (disambiguation)
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Bangle (disambiguation)
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Bangla (disambiguation)
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Bay of Bengal
The Bay of Bengal is the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean, bounded on the west and northwest by India, on the north by Bangladesh, and on the east by Myanmar and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India. Its southern limit is a line betwee ...
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