Ganges

American  

[gan-jeez] / ˈgæn dʒiz /

noun

1. a river flowing SE from the Himalayas in N India into the Bay of Bengal: sacred to Hindus. 1,550 miles (2,495 km) long.

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Ganges British  

/ ˈɡændʒiːz /

noun

1. Hindi name: Ganga.  the great river of N India and central Bangladesh: rises in two headstreams in the Himalayas and flows southeast to Allahabad, where it is joined by the Jumna; continues southeast into Bangladesh, where it enters the Bay of Bengal in a great delta; the most sacred river to Hindus, with many places of pilgrimage, esp Varanasi. Length: 2507 km (1557 miles)

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Other Word Forms

• Gangetic adjective

Example Sentences

Armed excise officers, with a sniffer dog, sped across the Ganges on a boat to raid an illegal distillery.

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Sharma says heckling of women for their clothing is unheard of in Rishikesh, a city in the Himalayan foothills on the banks of Ganges river.

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The sludge has also blocked part of the Bhagirathi river - which becomes India's holiest river Ganges once it travels downstream - forming an artificial lake that has submerged large areas, including a government helipad.

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India's longest and most holy river, the Ganges, is home to thousands of dolphins.

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"I will bathe in the river because I feel the need to connect with the Ganges."

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