Brahmaputra

American  

[brah-muh-poo-truh] / ˌbrɑ məˈpu trə /

noun

1. a river in S Asia, flowing from S Tibet through NE India and joining the Ganges River in Bangladesh. About 1,800 miles (2,900 km) long.

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Brahmaputra British  

/ ˌbrɑːməˈpuːtrə /

noun

1. a river in S Asia, rising in SW Tibet as the Tsangpo and flowing through the Himalayas and NE India to join the Ganges at its delta in Bangladesh. Length: about 2900 km (1800 miles)

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Brahmaputra

China had stopped sharing data on the Brahmaputra in June 2023, while India had received no data on the Sutlej since 2022.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

Another major population centre lies in India's northeast, including Assam and the Brahmaputra floodplains, which host more than 6,500 elephants.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2025

In the same year, a male tiger swam a similar distance across the Brahmaputra River in northern India.

From New York Times ● Jun. 14, 2024

Thousands in Assam state are dependent on fishing and selling produce like rice, jute and vegetables from their small farms on floating river islands in the Brahmaputra River, known locally as Chars.

From Seattle Times ● May 19, 2024

GAUHATI, a town of British India, in the Kamrup district of Eastern Bengal and Assam, mainly on the left or south, but partly on the right bank of the Brahmaputra.

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

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