West Bengal

India/wesʈ bɛŋˈɡɔːl/India/wesʈ bɐŋˈɡaːl/UK/wɛst bɛŋˈɡɔːl/UK/wɛst bɛŋˈɡɑːl/

proper noun

A state in eastern India. Capital: Kolkata.

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A state in eastern India. Capital: Kolkata.

    Synonyms: Paschimbanga

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA state in eastern India. Capital: Kolkata.

Translations

Afrikaans Wes-Bengale
  • Wes-Bengalestate in eastern India
Arabic بَنْغَال اَلْغَرْبِيَّة
  • بَنْغَال اَلْغَرْبِيَّة (banḡāl al-ḡarbiyya)state in eastern India
Bengali পশ্চিম বঙ্গ, পশ্চিমবঙ্গ
  • পশ্চিম বঙ্গ (pościm boṅgo)state in eastern India
  • পশ্চিমবঙ্গ (pościmboṅgo)state in eastern India
Bulgarian За́падна Бенга́лия
  • За́падна Бенга́лия (Západna Bengálija)state in eastern India
Catalan Bengala Occidental
  • Bengala Occidentalstate in eastern India
Chinese Mandarin 西孟加拉邦, 西孟加拉
  • 西孟加拉邦 (Xīmèngjiālā Bāng)state in eastern India
  • 西孟加拉 (Xīmèngjiālā)state in eastern India
Czech Západní Bengálsko
  • Západní Bengálskostate in eastern India
Danish Vestbengalen
  • Vestbengalenstate in eastern India
Dutch West-Bengalen
  • West-Bengalenstate in eastern India
Estonian Lääne-Bengal
  • Lääne-Bengalstate in eastern India
Finnish Länsi-Bengali
  • Länsi-Bengalistate in eastern India
French Bengale-Occidental
  • Bengale-Occidentalstate in eastern India
German Westbengalen
  • Westbengalenstate in eastern India
Greek Δυτική Βεγγάλη
  • Δυτική Βεγγάλη (Dytikí Vengáli)state in eastern India
Hebrew מערב בנגל
  • מערב בנגלstate in eastern India
Hindi पश्चिम बंगाल, पश्चिमबंग
  • पश्चिम बंगाल (paścim baṅgāl)state in eastern India
  • पश्चिमबंग (paścimbaṅg)state in eastern India
Hungarian Nyugat-Bengál
  • Nyugat-Bengálstate in eastern India
Irish Beangál Thiar
  • Beangál Thiarstate in eastern India
Italian Bengala Occidentale
  • Bengala Occidentalestate in eastern India
Japanese 西ベンガル州, 西ベンガル
  • 西ベンガル州 (Nishi-Bengaru-shū)state in eastern India
  • 西ベンガル (Nishi-Bengaru)state in eastern India
Korean 웨스트벵갈 주, 웨스트벵갈
  • 웨스트벵갈 주 (Weseuteubenggal ju)state in eastern India
  • 웨스트벵갈 (Weseuteubenggal)state in eastern India
Latvian Rietumbengāle
  • Rietumbengālestate in eastern India
Lithuanian Vakarų Bengalija
  • Vakarų Bengalijastate in eastern India
Malay Benggala Barat
  • Benggala Baratstate in eastern India
Persian بنگال غربی
  • بنگال غربی (bangâl ġarbi)state in eastern India
Polish Bengal Zachodni
  • Bengal Zachodnistate in eastern India
Portuguese Bengala Ocidental
  • Bengala Ocidentalstate in eastern India
Punjabi ਪੱਛਮੀ ਬੰਗਾਲ
  • ਪੱਛਮੀ ਬੰਗਾਲ (pacchamī baṅgāl)state in eastern India
Romanian Bengalul de Vest
  • Bengalul de Veststate in eastern India
Russian За́падная Бенга́лия
  • За́падная Бенга́лия (Západnaja Bengálija)state in eastern India
Spanish Bengala Occidental
  • Bengala Occidentalstate in eastern India
Swedish Västbengalen
  • Västbengalenstate in eastern India
Tagalog Kanlurang Bengal
  • Kanlurang Bengalstate in eastern India
Tamil மேற்கு வங்காளம்
  • மேற்கு வங்காளம் (mēṟku vaṅkāḷam)state in eastern India
Thai เบงกอลตะวันตก
  • เบงกอลตะวันตก (beng-gɔɔl-dtà-wan-dtòk)state in eastern India
Turkish Batı Bengal
  • Batı Bengalstate in eastern India
Ukrainian За́хідний Бенга́л
  • За́хідний Бенга́л (Záxidnyj Benhál)state in eastern India
Urdu مغربی بنگال
  • مغربی بنگال (maġribī bangāl)state in eastern India
Vietnamese Tây Bengal
  • Tây Bengalstate in eastern India
Cite this entry
APA

West Bengal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/West%20Bengal

MLA

“West Bengal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/West%20Bengal. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “West Bengal,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/West%20Bengal.

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