Brahmaputra

American  

[brah-muh-poo-truh] / ˌbrɑ məˈpu trə /

noun

1. a river in S Asia, flowing from S Tibet through NE India and joining the Ganges River in Bangladesh. About 1,800 miles (2,900 km) long.

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Brahmaputra British  

/ ˌbrɑːməˈpuːtrə /

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)

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Example Sentences

Another major population centre lies in India's northeast, including Assam and the Brahmaputra floodplains, which host more than 6,500 elephants.

From Barron's • Oct. 15, 2025

There's a bigger picture: India is downstream of China in the Brahmaputra basin, and the Indus originates in Tibet.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2025

In the same year, a male tiger swam a similar distance across the Brahmaputra River in northern India.

From New York Times • Jun. 14, 2024

The 45-year-old farmer, who lives on an island in the mighty Brahmaputra River in the northeastern state of Assam, said she and her family suffer from more violent and erratic floods each year.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 15, 2023

From the bend of the Indus southwards towards the plains of the Punjab to the bend of the Brahmaputra southwards towards the plains of Assam, through a length of 1500 m., is Himachal or Himalaya.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various