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- proper noun The
Indus river.
Etymologies
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Examples
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The word Sindhu in this verse does not imply the river Indus, but stands for a river in general.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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The chef will operate a restaurant called Sindhu, which means meeting point or fusion in Hindu, serving his signature modern British dishes with an Indian twist.
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73 The Sanskrit word Sindhu is in the singular the name of the river
Ramayana. English Valmiki 1866
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667 The Sindhu is the Indus, the Sanskrit _s_ becoming _h_ in Persian and being in this instance dropped by the Greeks.
Ramayana. English Valmiki 1866
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The austere poet of "La Mort de Valmiki" was, obviously, a figure to whom the poet of "Sindhu" must needs be attracted on approaching European literature.
Ancient Ballads and Legends of Hindustan Toru Dutt 1866
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The austere poet of "La Mort de Valmiki" was, obviously, a figure to whom the poet of "Sindhu" must needs be attracted on approaching European literature.
Hindu literature : Comprising The Book of good counsels, Nala and Damayanti, The Ramayana, and Sakoontala Kalidasa 1866
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'Sindhu'; the Persians changed the name to 'Hindu'; and the Greeks dropped the 'h' altogether.
Bloggers.Pakistan 2008
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Sindhu is just one of the few million lucky women to have escaped from the wretchedness of the slow-burning, smoky stove.
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Sindhu is a primary school dropout, who hardly ventures out of her hamlet.
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There is little in common between US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Sindhu, a village belle who lives 14,000 kilometres away in South India.
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