Indus

Speech parts

1. Indus - Noun

2. Indus - Proper noun

Meaning

an Asian river that rises in Tibet and flows through northern India and then southwest through Kashmir and Pakistan to the Arabian Sea

a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Tucana

Alternative names

indus.

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Phrases with the word

Examples

Four thousand years ago, we, the people of the Indus River basin, had cities that were laid out on grids and boasted underground sewers, while the ancestors of those who would invade and colonize America were illiterate barbarians. Mohsin Hamid

the valley of the Indus was the site of an early civilization Source: Internet

Alexander, therefore proceeded southwest along the Indus valley. citation Along the way, he engaged in several battles with smaller kingdoms before marching his army westward across the Makran desert towards what is now Iran. Source: Internet

Although women wore jewellery the most, some men in the Indus Valley wore beads. Source: Internet

As of 1999, over 1,056 cities and settlements had been found, of which 96 have been excavated, citation mainly in the general region of the Indus and Ghaggar-Hakra Rivers and their tributaries. Source: Internet

After the Indus Water Treaty on 1960 World Bank decided that River Sutlej, Ravi and Beas water will be used by India and River Indus, Jhelum and Chenab water will be used by Pakistan. Source: Internet

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