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

There's a bigger picture: India is downstream of China in the Brahmaputra basin, and the Indus originates in Tibet.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 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 Brahmaputra has always changed course and reclaimed farmland and villages, but the frequency and severity of the river’s destruction has increased in recent years.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 6, 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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