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non-Bengali

non-Bengali adjective: contrary to the principles or characteristics of the Bengali people.

Adjective

non-Bengali (comparative more non-Bengali, superlative most non-Bengali)

  1. (Bangladesh, West-Bengal) Contrary to the principles or characteristics of the Bengali people.

Noun

non-Bengali (plural non-Bengalis)

  1. (Bangladesh, West-Bengal) One who is not a Bengali person.

Forms of non-Bengali

Adjective
comparativemore non-Bengali
superlativemost non-Bengali
Noun
pluralnon-Bengalis

Origin of non-Bengali

Calque of Bengali অবাঙালি (obaṅali), from non- + Bengali.

Questions about non-Bengali

What does non-Bengali mean?
Non-Bengali means contrary to the principles or characteristics of the Bengali people.
What part of speech is non-Bengali?
Non-Bengali can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near non-Bengali in the dictionary

  1. non-belligerent
  2. non-belligerents
  3. non-belonging
  4. non-belongings
  5. non-benchmark
  6. non-Bengali
  7. non-Bessemer
  8. non-biased
  9. non-binaries
  10. non-binariness
  11. non-binarity

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