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Gauhati

American  
[gau-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

Flooding also continued to ravage India’s northeastern Assam where two policemen engaged in rescue operations were washed away by floodwaters Sunday, an official in the state capital Gauhati said.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 20, 2022

The train was on its way to Gauhati, the capital of Assam state, from Bikaner, a city in Rajasthan state, when the accident occurred in Jalpaiguri district.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 13, 2022

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 is an important centre of river trade, and the largest seat of commerce in Assam.

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

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