Narmada

American  

[ner-muhd-uh] / nərˈmʌd ə /

Also Narbada,

noun

1. a river flowing W from central India to the Arabian Sea. 800 miles (1,290 km) long.

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Narmada British  

/ nəˈmʌdə /

noun

1. a river in central India, rising in Madhya Pradesh and flowing generally west to the Gulf of Cambay in a wide estuary: the second most sacred river in India. Length: 1290 km (801 miles)

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Narmada

When he died in 1236, the sultanate controlled the area from the Himalayas through the Ganges River valley to the Narmada River at the northern edge of the Deccan Plateau.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

They named the winery Narmada after Pandit’s mother.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 21, 2021

Protesters in Bhopal march against proposed dams on India’s Narmada River.Credit:

From Nature ● May 22, 2018

In 2007, for instance, the high school physics teacher borrowed $300 and rented a small truck to haul a 2-ton rock from a site in the fossil-rich Narmada Valley, in central India's Madhya Pradesh state.

From Science Magazine ● Apr. 4, 2018

In the country of the Anarttas, O Bharata, there flows in a westward course the sacred river Narmada, graced by Priyangu and mango trees, and engarlanded with thickest of canes.

From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Vana Parva, Part 1 by Kisari Mohan Ganguli

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