Brahmaputra

Brahmaputra [brah-muh-poo-truh] Examples noun

1. a river in S Asia, flowing from S Tibet through NE India and joining the Ganges River in Bangladesh. About 1800 miles (2900 km) long.

Examples from the Web for brahmaputra Historical Examples of brahmaputra

There are many monasteries and nunneries in the upper Brahmaputra valley.

From Pole to Pole

Sven Anders Hedin

Bengal proper includes the delta of the Ganges and Brahmaputra.

India Under British Rule

James Talboys Wheeler

Then the fires went out in our first camp in the valley of the Brahmaputra.

Trans-Himalaya, Vol. 1 (of 2)

Sven Hedin

For the first time in my life I drink of the holy water of the Brahmaputra.

Trans-Himalaya, Vol. 1 (of 2)

Sven Hedin

Tsa-chu-tsangpo, river, junction with upper Brahmaputra, ii.

Trans-Himalaya, Vol. 2 (of 2)

Sven Hedin

British Dictionary definitions for brahmaputra Brahmaputra noun

1. 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)

Word Origin and History for brahmaputra Brahmaputra

river in Asia, Hindi, literally “son of Brahma.”