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Ganges
[ gan-jeez ]
noun
- a river flowing SE from the Himalayas in N India into the Bay of Bengal: sacred to Hindus. 1,550 miles (2,495 km) long.
Ganges
/ ˈɡæ²Ô»åÏô¾±Ë³ú /
noun
- the great river of N India and central Bangladesh: rises in two headstreams in the Himalayas and flows southeast to Allahabad, where it is joined by the Jumna; continues southeast into Bangladesh, where it enters the Bay of Bengal in a great delta; the most sacred river to Hindus, with many places of pilgrimage, esp Varanasi. Length: 2507 km (1557 miles) Hindi nameGangaˈɡʌŋɡəˈɡɑËÅ‹-
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Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- ³Ò²¹²Ô·²µ±ð³Ù·¾±³¦ [gan-, jet, -ik], adjective
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India's longest and most holy river, the Ganges, is home to thousands of dolphins.
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"I will bathe in the river because I feel the need to connect with the Ganges."
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The Arun river flows down from Tibet into Nepal and then merges with two other rivers to become the Kosi which then enters northern India to meet the Ganges.
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A recent project involved mapping part of the Sundarbans, a vast area of mangrove forests where the waters of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers spill into the Bay of Bengal.
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Its authors say a similar quake-induced shift in the Ganges now could mean a “devastating modern occurrence†of flooding.
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