Bengal

Revision History

Date	Editor	Name ID	Change Summary
6/9/2023, 2:32 PM	Mike C	bengal	added (from user-submitted name 260969)
2/6/2020, 10:23 AM	Mike C	260969
4/21/2017, 9:39 PM	anonymous

Type Region & Political Subdivision

Usage English

Meaning & History

From Persian بنگاله (Bangaleh), probably from the name of the ancient kingdom of Vanga. This is a region in south Asia, now divided between the country of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal.