Godavari

[ goh-dah-vuh-ree ]

noun

a river flowing SE from W India to the Bay of Bengal. 900 miles (1,450 km) long.

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In that quarter lieth the sacred and auspicious river Godavari, full of water abounding in groves and frequented by ascetics.
Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Bk. 3 Pt. 1 | Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa
A strip of Gondwana beds follows approximately the course of the Godavari.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 3 | Various
Malaya is mentioned in the Puranas as a mountain in which the Godavari and other rivers take their rise.
A Manual of the Malay language | William Edward Maxwell
In utility for irrigation the Kistna is also inferior to its two sister streams, the Godavari and Cauvery.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 7 | Various
Aurangabad is a railway station on the Hyderabad-Godavari line, 435 m. from Bombay.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 8 | Various

British Dictionary definitions for Godavari

Godavari

/ (ɡəʊˈdɑːvərɪ) /

noun

a river in central India, rising in the Western Ghats and flowing southeast to the Bay of Bengal: extensive delta, linked by canal with the Krishna delta; a sacred river to Hindus. Length: about 1500 km (900 miles)

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