Ghaghara

[ gah-ger-uh ]

/ ˈgɑ gər ə /

noun

a river in SW Tibet, Nepal, and N India, flowing S and SE to the Ganges River. 640 miles (1030 km) long.

Also Gha·ghra [gah-gruh] /ˈgɑ grə/.

Formerly Go·gra [goh-gruh, gog-ruh] /ˈgoʊ grə, ˈgɒg rə/.

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Examples from the Web for gogra

The river Sarda or Gogra forms the eastern boundary of the district and is the principal stream.
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The principal rivers are the Gogra, forming the northern boundary, and the Gumti, flowing through the middle of the district.
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The camping-ground, which has fairly good pasturage, is 81 called Gogra.
Trans-Himalaya, Vol. 1 (of 2)|Sven Hedin
The Gogra skirts the district for 114 m.; and the Rapti, with its branch the Bhalka, drains the high grounds.
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A railway from Gorakhpur to Gonda runs through the district, and the river Gogra is navigable.
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British Dictionary definitions for gogra

Gogra

/ (ˈɡɒɡrə) /

noun

a river in N India, rising in Tibet, in the Himalayas, and flowing southeast through Nepal as the Karnali, then through Uttar Pradesh to join the Ganges. Length: about 1000 km (600 miles)

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