Yamuna

[ yuhm-uh-nuh ]

/ ˈyʌm ə nə /

noun

a river in N India, flowing SE from the Himalayas to the Ganges at Allahabad. 860 miles (1385 meters) long.

Also called Jum·na

[juhm-nuh] /ˈdʒʌm nə/.

Example sentences from the Web for jumna

As he goes, lions roar, the rain pours down and the river Jumna faces him.

The Loves of Krishna in Indian Painting and Poetry |W. G. Archer
Just below Allahabad it takes in the Jumna, itself a mighty stream.

Across India |Oliver Optic
The chiefs and princes of Bundelkund were situated far away to the south of the river Jumna.

India Under British Rule |James Talboys Wheeler
Most of the districts in the plains of the Ganges and Jumna are well wooded.

Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official |William Sleeman

It stands on the banks of the Jumna, a mile below the Fort at Agra.

From Egypt to Japan |Henry M. Field

British Dictionary definitions for jumna

Jumna

/ (ˈdʒʌmnə) /

noun

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)

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Yamuna

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