Ganges, theGan‧ges, the /ˈɡændʒiːz/ 
a long river which flows though northern India and provides water for the fields in India and Bangladesh. To the Hindus the Ganges is a holy river, and many Hindus go to the river as pilgrims and wash themselves in it.—Gangetic /ɡænˈdʒetɪk/ adjective: 
the Gangetic plain
a long river which flows though northern India and provides water for the fields in India and Bangladesh. To the Hindus the Ganges is a holy river, and many Hindus go to the river as pilgrims and wash themselves in it.—Gangetic /ɡænˈdʒetɪk/ adjective: the Gangetic plain