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river meaning in Punjabi

ਦਰਿਆ dariā

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river in Punjabi: ਦਰਿਆ (dariā), ਨਦੀ (nadī), دَریا (dareyā), نَدی (nadī). In English, river means a large and often winding stream which drains a land mass, carrying water down from higher areas to a lower point, oftentimes ending in another body of water, such as an ocean or in an inland sea.

Punjabi words for river

large stream which drains a landmass
ਦਰਿਆ dariā, ਨਦੀ nadī, دَریا dareyā, نَدی nadī, دریا pnb, ندی nadī

English meaning of river

  1. noun A large and often winding stream which drains a land mass, carrying water down from higher areas to a lower point, oftentimes ending in another body of water, such as an ocean or in an inland sea.
  2. noun Any large flow of a liquid in a single body.
  3. noun The last card dealt in a hand.
  4. noun A visually undesirable effect of white space running down a page, caused by spaces between words on consecutive lines happening to coincide.

Full definition of river

river in a sentence

  • Occasionally rivers overflow their banks and cause floods.
  • Johnny rivered me by drawing that ace of spades.

Synonyms of river

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Questions about river in Punjabi

What is the meaning of river in Punjabi?
River in Punjabi is ਦਰਿਆ (dariā), ਨਦੀ (nadī), دَریا (dareyā), نَدی (nadī).
river ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ?
River: ਦਰਿਆ (dariā), ਨਦੀ (nadī), دَریا (dareyā), نَدی (nadī).
What does river mean in English?
River means a large and often winding stream which drains a land mass, carrying water down from higher areas to a lower point, oftentimes ending in another body of water, such as an ocean or in an inland sea.

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