Meaning of Indus | Babel Free
/ˈɪn.dəs/Definitions
- A major river in China, India and Pakistan, rising in Tibet and flowing into the Arabian Sea.
- A constellation of the southern sky between Grus and Pavo.
- A hamlet in Alberta, Canada.
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Examples
“The mighty Indus River that courses through Pakistan's second-most populous region is fed by dozens of mountain tributaries to the north, but many have burst their banks following record rains and glacier melt.”
“Floods in the river Sutlej – which originates in Tibet and crosses India before merging into the Indus river – has completely cut off several villages and areas in Pakistan, submerging hundreds of hectares of farmland.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.