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doab
doab (ˈdəʊɑːb) n (Physical Geography) the alluvial land between two converging rivers, esp the area between the Ganges and Jumna in N India[C20: from Persian dōāb, from dō two + āb water]Doab
Doab (dō`ăb), term applied in India to a tract of land between two converging rivers. The Doab, unqualified by the names of any rivers, designates the tract in Uttar Pradesh state between the Ganges and Yamuna rivers, extending from the Shiwalik Range to the rivers' confluence at Allahabad. This well-irrigated region is the greatest wheat growing area of the state. |