doab

/ ˈdəʊɑːb /

noun

1. the alluvial land between two converging rivers, esp the area between the Ganges and Jumna in N India

Word History and Origins

Origin of doab¹

C20: from Persian dōāb, from dō two + āb water

Example Sentences

Children wonder if their footwear is appropriate - their rural village in the district of Ruy-e Doab is affected by yearly flash floods.

From BBC

A schoolyard in the village of Ruy, in the Ruy-e Doab area.

From BBC

HINDĪ, WESTERN, the Indo-Aryan language of the middle and upper Gangetic Doab, and of the country to the north and south.

From Project Gutenberg

The Midland consists of the Gangetic Doab and of the country to its immediate north and south, extending, roughly speaking, from the Eastern Punjab on the west, to Cawnpore on its east.

From Project Gutenberg

West of the Upper Doab, across the Jumna, another dialect, Bāngarū, is also found.

From Project Gutenberg