a river in central India, rising in the Western Ghats and flowing southeast to the Bay of Bengal: extensive delta, linked by canal with the Krishna delta; a sacred river to Hindus. Length: about 1500 km (900 miles)
Godavari in American English
(goʊˈdɑvəri)
river in central India, flowing from the Western Ghats into the Bay of Bengal: c. 900 mi (1,448 km)