East Bengal

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noun

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

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How to use East Bengal in a sentence

And in certain portions of East Bengal the Mohammedans are in the large majority.
India, Its Life and Thought|John P. Jones
In the north-east it exceeds 75 inches, and in one remarkable year 600 inches fell at an observatory in north-east Bengal.
Across India|Oliver Optic

British Dictionary definitions for East Bengal

East Bengal

noun

the part of the former Indian province of Bengal assigned to Pakistan in 1947 (now Bangladesh)

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