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West Bengal
noun
- 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
- 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
At least 14 people, including two children, have been killed after a massive fire broke out at a hotel in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal.
This was also the experience of Tarun Bose from West Bengal state who lost a female relative in the crush.
It was 16 years ago, in the unforgiving Sundarbans - a vast, harsh delta of 100 islands in India's West Bengal state.
The doctor's murder, which occurred last year at the hospital in Kolkata city in West Bengal state where she worked, had sent shockwaves across the country.
Sanjay Roy, a hospital volunteer worker, was found guilty over the attack, which happened in August last year at a hospital in Kolkata city in West Bengal state.
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