Ganges
['ɡændʒi:z]
Definition
(noun.) an Asian river; rises in the Himalayas and flows east into the Bay of Bengal; a sacred river of the Hindus.
Edited by Elvis--From WordNet
Examples
- This was more particularly the case with those who had passed on into the Ganges country and beyond. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- In Bengal, the Ganges, and several other great rivers, form a great number of navigable canals, in the same manner as the Nile does in Egypt. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Possibly he would have pushed eastward across the deserts to the Ganges valley, but his troops refused to go further. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Inflated skins may have preceded the coracle, and are still used on the Euphrates and upper Ganges. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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