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East Bengal

noun

  1. formerly a part of the Indian province of Bengal; now coextensive with Bangladesh. Compare Bengal ( def 1 ).


East Bengal

noun

  1. the part of the former Indian province of Bengal assigned to Pakistan in 1947 (now Bangladesh)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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And in certain portions of East Bengal the Mohammedans are in the large majority.

In the north-east it exceeds 75 inches, and in one remarkable year 600 inches fell at an observatory in north-east Bengal.

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