- West Bengal
- geographical name state E India comprising the W third of former Bengal province capital Calcutta area 33,852 square miles (87,677 square kilometers), population 68,077,965
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West Bengal
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West Bengal — [ west beȖ gɔːl], Bundesstaat in Nordostindien, grenzt an Bangladesh, Bhutan und Nepal sowie an die indischen Bundesstaaten Assam, Sikkim, Bihar und Orissa; umfasst 88 752 km2 Fläche; von den (2001) 80,22 Mio. Einwohner leben 11,02 Mio. in der… … Universal-Lexikon
West Bengal — West′ Bengal′ n. geg a state in E India: formerly part of the province of Bengal. 68,077,965; 33,805 sq. mi. (87,555 sq. km) Cap.: Calcutta … From formal English to slang
West Bengal — state of E India: 34,267 sq mi (88,751 sq km); pop. 73,600,000; cap. Kolkata … English World dictionary
West Bengal — Infobox Indian Jurisdiction type = state state name = West Bengal native name = West Bengal capital = Kolkata latd = 22.5697 longd = 88.3697 largest city = Kolkata (Calcutta) abbreviation = IN WB official languages = Bengali legislature type =… … Wikipedia
West Bengal — a state in E India: formerly part of the province of Bengal. 50,900,000; 33,805 sq. mi. (87,555 sq. km). Cap.: Calcutta. Cf. Bengal (def. 1). * * * State (pop., 2001 prelim.: 80,221,171), northeastern India. It is bordered by Nepal and Bangladesh … Universalium
West Bengal — Westbengalen পশ্চিমবঙ্গ Status: Bundesstaat Hauptstadt: Kolkata (5.021.000 Einwohner) Fläche: 88.752 km² … Deutsch Wikipedia
West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited — (WBPDCL) is a company owned by the Government of West Bengal with the goal to carry on interalia the business of electric power generation and supply in the state of West Bengal, India. The main thermal power plants under WBPDCL are in Kolaghat,… … Wikipedia
West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination — or the WB JEE is a state government controlled centralised test for admission to many private and governmental medical and engineering institutions in West Bengal. The test is taken after the 12th grade for admission to graduation (also known as… … Wikipedia
West Bengal Fire Service — is the state owned service that attends fire/rescue calls throughout the Indian state of West Bengal, including the city of Kolkata. The service consists of 95 fire stations, 7500 Fire Force with over 350 fire appliances.Fire Service in West… … Wikipedia
West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education — is the West Bengal state government administered autonomous examining authority for the Standard 12 examination (or higher secondary level or pre university level examination) of West Bengal, India. The examination for the 12th standard is called … Wikipedia
West Bengal Surface Transport Corporation — (WBSTC) is a West Bengal state government undertaken transport corporation. Besides plying buses throughout West Bengal it controls some waterways transport, e.g. ferries. WBSTC owns many depots throughout the state to station their… … Wikipedia
