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‖ sangam, n.2|ˈsaŋgam| Also 9 sungum. [Hindi, f. Skr. saṃgama.] In India, a river confluence.
1857Lady Falkland Chow-chow I. xiii. 265 On reaching the Sungum..the landscape from the bridge is perfectly enchanting. Sungum means junction of rivers. Here the Moota and Moola join their waters. 1968New Yorker 1 June 39/3 Among the four Khumba melas, the one at Prayaga is preëminent, because it takes place by the sangam..—the spot where the right bank of the Ganga meets the left bank of the Yamuna. 1973Sunday Standard (Delhi) 7 Jan. 9/3 The holy Sangam—confluence of the Ganga, Yamuna and invisible Saraswati at Allahabad. 1989Adventurers Sept. 37/3 Through the mist waves of Naga Babas..run joyously down to the sangam—the point where the Ganges and the Jumna join the mythical Sarasvati River. |