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Meaning of "Bay of Bengal" in the English dictionary

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WHAT DOES BAY OF BENGAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Bay of Bengal

Bay of Bengal

The Bay of Bengal, the largest bay in the world, forms the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean. Roughly triangular in shape, it is bordered mostly by India and Sri Lanka to the west, Bangladesh to the north, and Burma and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands to the east. The Bay of Bengal occupies an area of 2,172,000 km². A number of large rivers – the Ganges and its distributaries such as Padma and Hooghly, the Brahmaputra and its distributaries such as Jamuna and Meghna, other rivers such as Irrawaddy River, Godavari, Mahanadi, Krishna and Kaveri flow into the Bay of Bengal. Among the important ports are Chennai, Chittagong, Kolkata, Mongla, Paradip, Tuticorin, Visakhapatnam and Yangon.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BAY OF BENGAL

Bay of Biscay
Bay of Campeche
Bay of Fundy
Bay of Mont-Saint-Michel
Bay of Naples
Bay of Pigs
Bay of Plenty
bay rum
bay rum tree
Bay Street
bay tree
bay window
bay wreath
bayadere
bayamo
Bayard
Baybars I

WORDS THAT END LIKE BAY OF BENGAL

antifungal
Bengal
diphthongal
East Bengal
fungal
galangal
gingal
jingal
laryngal
mangal
martingal
monophthongal
phalangal
pharyngal
springal
triphthongal
Warangal
West Bengal

Synonyms and antonyms of Bay of Bengal in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Bay of Bengal» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BAY OF BENGAL

Find out the translation of Bay of Bengal to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Bay of Bengal from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Bay of Bengal» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

孟加拉湾
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Bahía de Bengala
570 millions of speakers

English

Bay of Bengal
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बंगाल की खाड़ी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خليج البنغال
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Бенгальский залив
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Baía de Bengala
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বঙ্গোপসাগর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Golfe du Bengale
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bay of Bengal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Golf von Bengalen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ベンガル湾
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

벵골 만
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bay of Bengal
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Vịnh Bengal
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வங்காள விரிகுடா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बंगालचा उपसागर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Bengal Körfezi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Golfo del Bengala
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Zatoki Bengalskiej
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Бенгальська затока
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Golful Bengal
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Κόλπο της Βεγγάλης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Baai van Bengale
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Bengaliska viken
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Bengalbukta
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Bay of Bengal

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BAY OF BENGAL»

The term «Bay of Bengal» is regularly used and occupies the 75.741 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BAY OF BENGAL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Bay of Bengal» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Bay of Bengal» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Bay of Bengal

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BAY OF BENGAL»

Discover the use of Bay of Bengal in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Bay of Bengal and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Geographical Account of Countries Round the Bay of Bengal
The Book A Geographical Account Of Countries Round The Bay Of Bengal, 1669 To 1679 By Thomas Bowrey Who Was An Independent Trader In The East, The Book Is Substantiated By The Official Records Of The East India Company, And Exhibits The ...
Thomas Bowrey, 1993
2
Crossing the Bay of Bengal
Integrating environmental history and mining a wealth of sources, Sunil S. Amrith offers insights to the many challenges facing Asia in the decades ahead.
Sunil S. Amrith, 2013
3
Pelagic Passageways: The Northern Bay of Bengal Before ...
This collection of essays suggests that they too were a part of the social and commercial networks of the Indian Ocean.
Rila Mukherjee, 2011
4
Improvising empire: Portuguese trade and settlement in the ...
The product of extensive research in Indian, Portuguese, and Netherland archives, this collection of essays is the first substantial treatment of the Portuguese presence in the Bay of Bengal.
Sanjay Subrahmanyam, 1990
5
A New Energy Frontier: The Bay of Bengal Region
The region comprising the countries around and in the proximity of the Bay of Bengal has remained relatively unexplored for energy.
Sudhir T Devare, 2008
6
Commerce and Culture in the Bay of Bengal, 1500-1800
Collection of essays presented at an Indo-French Seminar on "the Bay of Bengal in the Asian Maritime Trade and Cultural Network, 1500-1800" held in New Delhi in December 1994.
Om Prakash, Denys Lombard, Indian Council of Historical Research, 1999
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Legal Regime of Marine Environment in the Bay of Bengal
The Book Also Provides A Bibliography To Enable The Readers To Pursue Their Study Further. The Index That Completes The Book Would Prove A Useful Study-Aid To All Readers.
M. Habibur Rahman, 2007
8
Traditional fishing crafts of the Bay of Bengal
With reference to India.
Y. S. Yadava, Bay of Bengal Programme, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2002
9
Hand-Book of Cyclonic Storms in the Bay of Bengal: For the ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Sir John Eliot, 2012
10
Descriptive Physical Oceanography
Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal, respectively. The recent scheme put forth by Warren (1992) for circulation of deep and bottom water also indicates that the bottom water of the Arabian Sea is derived from south of the equator. Thus, the bottom ...
M. Affholder, F. Valiron, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BAY OF BENGAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Bay of Bengal is used in the context of the following news items.
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World's Oldest Active Aircraft Carrier INS Viraat Set to Be Museum …
... from the Ministry of Defence to convert the ship into a museum at the Kakinada port in the Bay of Bengal, on the eastern shore of the country. «USNI News, Jul 15»
2
China risk prompts wargames ramp-up
Australia will despatch warships and aircraft to the Bay of Bengal in October to take part in inaugural wargames with India. The moves come ... «The Australian Financial Review, Jul 15»
3
Active Pacific Has Weakened Monsoon, Says IMD Chief
Asked if the active Pacific region could lead to formation of lesser number of systems over the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea which govern ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
4
Hope for rains emerge in Madhya Pradesh
According to the meteorological department, a monsoon system is likely to develop over Bay of Bengal in next 48 hours which will cause rains ... «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
5
Indian Oil gives LNG storage tank contract to Japan's MHI
... at a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal that IOC will build near Ennore port, about 25 kilometers north of Chennai on the Bay of Bengal. «BTvIn, Jul 15»
6
Sold into slavery for a few thousand taka
Teknaf, which has the Bay of Bengal on its south and west, and Arakan state of Myanmar on the east beyond the beautiful Naf River, could ... «DhakaTribune, Jul 15»
7
Indian space agency gets ready for two launches
A 630-tonne rocket went up to 126 km when the crew capsule got detached and fell into the Bay of Bengal, 20 minutes after the blast off. «Zee News, Jul 15»
8
Assam Floods: 65000 people in 125 villages affected, crop damage …
... the way to the Bay of Bengal. Normally during this season, heavy rainfall occurs over the region in China from where Brahmaputra originates. «Skymet Weather, Jul 15»
9
City records highest July temperature after 18 years
“Strong dry winds from a westerly and north westerly direction and absence of upper air circulation or troughs in the Bay of Bengal are ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
10
Stage set for IT tower construction in Vizag
The stage is set for the construction of a prestigious IT signature tower atop Rushikonda overlooking the Bay of Bengal in the IT park, and ... «Hindu Business Line, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Bay of Bengal [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/bay-of-bengal>. May 2024 ».
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