West Bengal

noun

1. a state in E India: formerly part of the province of Bengal. 33,805 sq. mi. (87,555 sq. km). : Calcutta. Compare Bengal ( def 1 ).

West Bengal

noun

1. a state of E India, on the Bay of Bengal: formed in 1947 from the Hindu area of Bengal; additional territories added in 1950 (Cooch Behar), 1954 (Chandernagor), and 1956 (part of Bihar); mostly low-lying and crossed by the Hooghly River. Capital: Kolkata (Calcutta). Pop: 80 221 171 (2001). Area: 88 752 sq km (34 260 sq miles)

Example Sentences

Odisha is evacuating more than a million people from 14 districts, while West Bengal is evacuating over 300,000 people from coastal areas.

From BBC

It’s built a nursing college and 1,000-bed hospital in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

From Los Angeles Times

The West Bengal Transport Corporation also tried to make trams cool again with special projects like a tram library, an Independence Day special tram and a short-lived Tram World museum.

From BBC

The Maoist insurgency, which began in Naxalbari, a hamlet in West Bengal state in the late 1960s, had spread to large parts of India, including Bihar.

From BBC

The woman's murder has sparked an outpouring of anger, especially in West Bengal.

From BBC