"Gangean" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Etymology: From Ganges + -an. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Ganges|an}} Ganges + -an Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Gangean (not comparable)
  1. Of or pertaining to the Ganges river. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: Gangetic
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          "ref": "1993, The University of Leeds Review, volumes 36-37, page 179:",
          "text": "Careful interpretation of these indicated that the great Pennine River (Fig 13) evolved from a comparatively minor affair early in the Carboniferous to truly Gangean proportions at about the time that the great ice sheets of the southern hemisphere were accumulating about 330 million years ago.",
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