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Gauhati

American  
[gou-hah-tee] / gaʊˈhɑ ti /

noun

  1. a city in W Assam, in E India, on the Brahmaputra River.


Gauhati British  
/ ɡaʊˈhɑːtɪ /

noun

  1. a city in NE India, in Assam on the River Brahmaputra: centre of British administration in Assam (1826–74). Pop: 808 021 (2001)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Dhrubajyoti Sahariah, a professor of geography and director of the Centre for Brahmaputra Studies at Gauhati University, says flooding itself is natural in the Brahmaputra Valley, a lowland region in Assam.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

Associated Press journalist Anupam Nath in Gauhati, India, contributed to this report.

From Seattle Times May 19, 2024

The surge prompted authorities in the northeastern state of Assam to impose a two-week lockdown in the state capital of Gauhati.

From Washington Times Jun. 27, 2020

They sit on beds and on the floor listening to Ali and Shaiz Uddin Ahmed, a defence lawyer at the Gauhati high court, who volunteers as a legal trainer for CJP.

From The Guardian Nov. 20, 2019

Gauhati suffered very severely from the earthquake of the 12th of June 1897.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various

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