Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Something that can be acquired or obtained without labor.
- noun An old Catalonian name of the lesser pin-tailed sand-grouse, Pterocles alchata, and hence a name of the sand-grouse (Pteroclidæ) in general. See
Pteroclidæ and sand-grouse. - noun A South American vulturine hawk of the genus Ibycter, as I. americanus.
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- proper noun Hinduism The river
Ganges , especially in deified form. - proper noun A female
given name used inIndia .
Etymologies
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Examples
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These rivers are sometimes called Ganga or Ganges, which is used as a general term for a great river.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) Robert Vane Russell 1894
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The river is called Bhagirathi at the source and acquires the name Ganga from Devprayag onwards where it meets the Alaknanda.
WN.com - Articles related to J&K boils: Delhi must back Omar 2010
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The river is called Bhagirathi at the source and acquires the name Ganga from Devprayag onwards where it meets the Alaknanda.
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The river is called Bhagirathi at the source and acquires the name Ganga from Devprayag onwards where it meets the Alaknanda.
WN.com - Articles related to J&K boils: Delhi must back Omar 2010
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The river is called Bhagirathi at the source and acquires the name Ganga from Devprayag onwards where it meets the Alaknanda.
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The river is called Bhagirathi at the source and acquires the name Ganga from Devprayag onwards where it meets the Alaknanda.
WN.com - Articles related to J&K boils: Delhi must back Omar 2010
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The river is called Bhagirathi at the source and acquires the name Ganga from Devprayag onwards where it meets the Alaknanda.
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The river is called Bhagirathi at the source and acquires the name Ganga from Devprayag onwards where it meets the Alaknanda.
WN.com - Articles related to J&K boils: Delhi must back Omar 2010
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The river is called Bhagirathi at the source and acquires the name Ganga from Devprayag onwards where it meets the Alaknanda.
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The Ganga is the smaller river that meets the Ganges, and it’s a lot bigger than either the Mississippi or the Mekong.
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