Deccan
Americannoun
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the entire peninsula of India S of the Narmada River.
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a plateau region in S India between the Narmada and Krishna rivers.
noun
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a plateau in S India, between the Eastern Ghats, the Western Ghats, and the Narmada River
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the whole Indian peninsula south of the Narmada River
Example Sentences
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The work took researchers around the world, from hammering out rocks in the Deccan Traps to analyzing the samples in England and Sweden.
From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2023
The scientists behind that paper determined this by studying the Deccan Traps of western India, which were formed by molten lava after a massive volcanic eruptions 66 million years ago.
From Salon • Nov. 29, 2023
The government committee submitted a private report in April, and anonymous sources leaked details to the Deccan Herald—primarily, that the committee found no evidence of harassment.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2023
A representative of the airline later told the Deccan Herald newspaper that the incident was being "investigated" but declined to comment further.
From BBC • Jan. 10, 2023
According to theories, they don’t always erupt explosively but sometimes burst forth in a vast, continuous outpouring–a flood–of molten rock, such as with the Deccan Traps in India sixty-five million years ago.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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