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Irrawaddy

Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names | 2005 | | Copyright

Irrawaddy (Ayeyarwady), Burma A river and a division whose name is believed to come from the Sanskrit airāvati, the name of a sun god associated with the creation of the elephant; thus ‘elephant river’. It only adopts the name Irrawaddy after the confluence of the Nami Kha and Mali Kha, kha being the Kachin for ‘river’.

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Irrawaddy

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Irrawaddy (Irawadi) River in central Burma (Myanmar), formed by the union of the Mali and Nmai rivers. A vast delta extends 290km (180mi) from Henzada to the Andaman Sea. One of Asia's major rivers, it lies at the centre of an important rice-producing region. Length: c.2100km (1300mi).

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Irrawaddy

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

Irrawaddy river, Myanmar: see Ayeyarwady .

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Irrawaddy

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

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