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Ghats

American  
[gawts, gots] / gɔts, gɒts /

noun

(used with a singular verb)
  1. Eastern Ghats.

  2. Western Ghats.


Ghats British  
/ ɡɔːts /

plural noun

  1. See Eastern Ghats Western Ghats

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Koparde says that the evolutionary biology of dragonflies and damselflies in the Western Ghats is particularly interesting because of the manner in which the region was formed.

From BBC May 2, 2026

Four years older than me, he was dispatched to an American boarding school in Kodaikanal, a “hill station” scattered across the crevices of the Palani Hills, the eastern stretch of the Western Ghats mountain range.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 29, 2025

The Western Ghats, lush southern highlands stretching through Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala, remain a key stronghold with nearly 12,00 elephants.

From Barron's Oct. 15, 2025

They are indigenous to the Southern Western Ghats in Tamil Nadu, India, where they can be found on the rocks, in the trees and even on the sides of buildings.

From Salon Apr. 2, 2024

The rugged and mountainous country south of the Tapti forms the northern extremity of the Sahyadri or Western Ghats.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" by Various

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