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Ganges
[ gan-jeez ]
noun
- 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.
Ganges
/ ˈɡændʒiːz /
noun
- 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) Hindi nameGangaˈɡʌŋɡəˈɡɑːŋ-
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- Gan·get·ic [gan-, jet, -ik], adjective
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Example Sentences
These men knew little or nothing, as yet, of the great events that were taking place on the south and west of the Ganges.
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Chumru and the ryot bestrode the third horse, and under the guidance of one who knew every path, they set out for the Ganges.
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The fever of rebellion had spread along the whole of the left bank of the Ganges as far as Allahabad.
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He was at last discovered on the banks of the Ganges, standing near a human body, which he kept licking.
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From there we proceeded up the Gury, a large tributary stream flowing into the Ganges below Rumpurbolea.
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