Ganges

[ gan-jeez ]

/ ˈgæn dʒiz /

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.

OTHER WORDS FROM Ganges

Gan·get·ic

[gan-jet-ik], /gænˈdʒɛt ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby Ganges

gangbanger, gangboard, gangbuster, gang drill, ganger, Ganges, Ganges River, Gangetic, gang-gang, gang hook, gangland

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Example sentences from the Web for Ganges

The Hooghley, famous as it is, is only one of the mouths of that great river the Ganges, sacred and renowned throughout Indostan.
Athelstane Ford|Allen Upward
And he has long matted hair (jata), from which the Ganges flows.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India--Volume I (of IV)|R.V. Russell
The custom of the country is to burn the body beside the most convenient mountain stream terminating in the Ganges.
A History of Epidemics in Britain (Volume I of II)|Charles Creighton
There is a twelfth-century map of the world at Cambridge, which shows Paradise on an island opposite the mouth of the Ganges.
Storyology|Benjamin Taylor

The Ganges, though it does not vie with the great rivers of America, is 1,557 miles in length.
Across India|Oliver Optic

British Dictionary definitions for Ganges

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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单词	ganges
释义	Ganges [ gan-jeez ] / ˈgæn dʒiz / 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. OTHER WORDS FROM Ganges Gan·get·ic [gan-jet-ik], /gænˈdʒɛt ɪk/, adjective Words nearby Ganges gangbanger, gangboard, gangbuster, gang drill, ganger, Ganges, Ganges River, Gangetic, gang-gang, gang hook, gangland Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Ganges The Hooghley, famous as it is, is only one of the mouths of that great river the Ganges, sacred and renowned throughout Indostan. Athelstane Ford\|Allen Upward And he has long matted hair (jata), from which the Ganges flows. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India--Volume I (of IV)\|R.V. Russell The custom of the country is to burn the body beside the most convenient mountain stream terminating in the Ganges. A History of Epidemics in Britain (Volume I of II)\|Charles Creighton There is a twelfth-century map of the world at Cambridge, which shows Paradise on an island opposite the mouth of the Ganges. Storyology\|Benjamin Taylor The Ganges, though it does not vie with the great rivers of America, is 1,557 miles in length. Across India\|Oliver Optic British Dictionary definitions for Ganges 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-) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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