Doab
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈdoʊ.ɑːb/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Doab is a noun meaning (India) A tongue or tract of land included between two rivers, especially that between the Ganges and the Yamuna.
Meaning
(India) A tongue or tract of land included between two rivers, especially that between the Ganges and the Yamuna.
Example Sentences
the doab between the Ganges and the Yamuna
Bobby pressed his forehead against the rain-splashed windowpane as the train lumbered across the sodden Doab, and prayed for the health of the Tyneside Tail Twisters.
Known as the northern black polished (NBP), it first appears after 500 BC, rapidly supersedes the earlier styles (PGW, BRW) in Bihar and UP, an eventually extends across the Doab and deep into Panjab, east to Bengal and south to Maharashtra.
Word Forms
- doabs
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include odhni, bhag, bangar, bong, beegha, regur.
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