Gangetic
Britishadjective
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In 2009, the Gangetic river dolphin was declared India's national aquatic animal to boost conservation.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2025
This is the text’s central theme as it was written in about 500 BC, when there was a shift from tribal multiculturalism to bigger settlements led by kings along the Gangetic plain.
From Salon • Nov. 11, 2023
His successors, such as Menander I, converted to Buddhism and extended their kingdom deep into the Gangetic plain.
From New York Times • May 11, 2020
Many people, notably in the Hindu-dominated Gangetic plains, today still show a preference for going in the open—even if they have latrines at home.
From Economist • Jul. 17, 2014
The Midland consists of the Gangetic Doab and of the country to its immediate north and south, extending, roughly speaking, from the Eastern Punjab on the west, to Cawnpore on its east.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various
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