Jumna

/ ˈdʒʌmnə /

noun

1. a river in N India, rising in Uttarakhand in the Himalayas and flowing south and southeast to join the Ganges just below Allahabad (a confluence held sacred by Hindus). Length: 1385 km (860 miles)

Example Sentences

Some of his films - Mela, Naya Daur, Ganga Jumna, Devdas and Mughal-e-Azam - were superhits and won him legions of fans.

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In the evening the Fort Taj and station were illuminated, and there was a gorgeous display of fireworks on the banks of the Jumna in honour of His Majesty.

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Two years ago, Mr. Waqif created “HELP, Jumna’s Protest,” with his own funds, spending about 60,000 rupees, or $1,100, to install a work made of plastic bottles, LED lights and a metal frame spelling out “help” on the heavily polluted Yamuna river flowing through Delhi.

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The missionary bungalow was like a parsonage in New England; and when we left all, and the train rolled across the long bridge over the Jumna, from which we saw Miss Seward and Miss Wilson standing on their veranda, and waving us farewell, it seemed as if we were leaving home.

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Flow on, sweet Jumna, by the marble walls, reflecting the moonbeams in thy placid breast; and in thy gentle murmurs whispering evermore of Love and Death, and Love that cannot die!

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