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Brahmaputra

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2008 | Copyright

Brahmaputra [Sanskrit,=son of Brahma], river, c.1,800 mi (2,900 km) long, rising in the Kailas range of the Himalayas, SW Tibet, China, and flowing through NE India to join with the Ganges River in central Bangladesh to form a vast delta; it is navigable for large craft c.800 mi (1,290 km) upstream. In Tibet, where it is called the Yarlung Zangbo, the river flows c.700 mi (1,130 km) east to form an important east-west transport route. In SE Tibet it turns south and flows swiftly through what is, at 16,650 ft (5,075 m), the world's deepest valley into India. In Assam state it takes the name Brahmaputra and flows c.450 mi (725 km) through the broad, fertile Assam valley. Entering Bangladesh, where it is called the Jamuna, it continues S to the Bay of Bengal via the Ganges-Brahmaputra delta. Its lower course is sacred to Hindus. There the river is used heavily for transporting agricultural products.

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Brahmaputra

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Brahmaputra, China‐India‐Bangladesh A river which joins with the Ganges to empty into the Bay of Bengal. Its Hindi name means ‘Son of Brahmā’, one of the major Hindu gods, with putra ‘son’. Rising in Tibet, it is known to the Tibetans as the Tsangpo ‘The Purifier’, to the Chinese as the Yarlung Zangbo, and to the Bengalis as the Jamuna or Yamuna. In Assam, India, it is called the Dihāng and when it is joined by the Dibāng and the Lohit, the river becomes known as the Brahmaputra. On entering Bangladesh it assumes the name Jamuna.

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Brahmaputra

World Encyclopedia | 2005 | Copyright

Brahmaputra River in s Asia. Rising in sw Tibet, it flows e into China, then s into India and wsw across India into Bangladesh (where it becomes the River Yamuna). Before emptying into the Bay of Bengal, it forms (with the Ganges and Meghna rivers) a vast delta. Length: c.2900km (1800mi).

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Brahmaputra

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

Brahmaputra •abhorrer, adorer, Andorra, angora, aura, aurora, bora, Bora-Bora, borer, Camorra, Cora, corer, Dora, Eleonora, Eudora, explorer, fedora, flora, fora, ignorer, Isadora, Kia-Ora, Laura, Leonora, Maura, menorah, Nora, pakora, Pandora, pourer, roarer, scorer, senhora, señora, signora, snorer, soarer, Sonora, sora, storer, Theodora, Torah, Tuscarora, Vlorë •goalscorer • cobra • okra • Oprah •Socotra • Moira • Sudra •chaulmoogra • supra •Brahmaputra, sutra •Zarathustra • Louvre • fulcra •Tripura •borough, burgh, Burra, curragh, demurrer, thorough •Rubbra •penumbra, umbra •tundra • chakra • ultra • kookaburra

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