Ganges

[ gan-jeez ]

/ ˈgæn dʒiz /

noun

a river flowing SE from the Himalayas in N India into the Bay of Bengal: sacred to Hindus. 1550 miles (2495 km) long.

OTHER WORDS FROM Ganges

Gan·get·ic

[gan-jet-ik] /gænˈdʒɛt ɪk/, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for gangetic

In the Gangetic Gavial the relations of the teeth of the two jaws appear to me, as I shall state below, to be very different.

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It forms part of the wide Gangetic plain, and its surface is accordingly composed of a thick alluvial deposit.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 3 |Various
Orissa may be described in general terms as consisting of the coastal area of Bengal south of the Gangetic delta.

Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa |Nelson Annandale
This no doubt is fabulous, but it is hard to say how early communication with Gangetic India began.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 |Various

It is admitted that he conducted by means of agents a large business in timber in the Gangetic Sundarbans.

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British Dictionary definitions for gangetic (1 of 2)

Gangetic

/ (ɡænˈdʒɛtɪk) /

adjective

of or relating to the river Ganges

British Dictionary definitions for gangetic (2 of 2)

Ganges

/ (ˈɡændʒiːz) /

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 name: Ganga (ˈɡʌŋɡə, ˈɡɑːŋ-)

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