Brahmaputra

Brah·ma·pu·tra  (bräm-ptr)

A river of southern Asia rising in the Himalaya Mountains of southwest Xizang (Tibet) and flowing about 2,896 km (1,800 mi) east then south and west through northeast India to join the Ganges River and form a vast delta in central Bangladesh.

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Brahmaputra [ˌbrɑːməˈpuːtrə]

n

(Placename) a river in S Asia, rising in SW Tibet as the Tsangpo and flowing through the Himalayas and NE India to join the Ganges at its delta in Bangladesh. Length: about 2900 km (1800 miles)

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Brahmaputra - an Asian river; flows into the Bay of Bengal Brahmaputra River Cathay, China, Communist China, mainland China, People's Republic of China, PRC, Red China - a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world Bangla Desh, Bangladesh, East Pakistan, People's Republic of Bangladesh - a Muslim republic in southern Asia bordered by India to the north and west and east and the Bay of Bengal to the south; formerly part of India and then part of Pakistan; it achieved independence in 1971 Bharat, India, Republic of India - a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947

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Brahmaputra [ˈbrɑːməˈpuːtrə] N → Brahmaputra m