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Bengal

Name: Bengal
Address: IN

23.9888°N 88.7311°E · Q80338

One English word in this atlas traces back to Bengal. It sits in India.

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bungalownoun · 17th century

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The house type is named for Bengal.

Hindi and Gujarati bangla means “Bengali,” a house in the Bengal style. English borrowed the regional adjective as the name of a low, verandaed dwelling.

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