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Brahmaputra

American

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

noun

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.

Brahmaputra British

/ ˌbrɑːməˈpuːtrə /

noun

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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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

Dozens of cruise trips operate on both the Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers.

From BBC ● Apr. 5, 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

The Ganga, Brahmaputra, and Meghna dump rich sediments that they collect over thousands of miles from the Himalayas to the Indian ocean.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 8, 2022

It is for the most part a level plain watered by many tributaries of the Brahmaputra.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" by Various

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