"doab" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdoʊ.ɑːb/ Forms: doabs [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Persian دوآب (do-âb) and Hindi दोआब (doāb), properly meaning "two waters". Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fa|دوآب|tr=do-âb}} Persian دوآب (do-âb), {{bor|en|hi|दोआब}} Hindi दोआब (doāb) Head templates: {{en-noun}} doab (plural doabs)
  1. (India) A tongue or tract of land included between two rivers, especially that between the Ganga and the Yamuna Tags: India
    Sense id: en-doab-en-noun-bQsYUOWM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Indian English

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for doab meaning in English (1.7kB)

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