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Ganges
(gan′jēz)
river in N India & Bangladesh, flowing from the Himalayas into the Bay of Bengal: c. 1,560 mi (2,511 km)
Related Forms:
- Gangetic adjective
See Ganges in American Heritage Dictionary 4
A river of northern India and Bangladesh rising in the Himalaya Mountains and flowing about 2,510 km (1,560 mi) generally eastward through a vast plain to the Bay of Bengal. The river is sacred to Hindus.
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