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单词 sangam
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Definition of sangam in English:

sangam

noun ˈsʌnɡʌmˈsəNGɡəm
Indian
  • A confluence of rivers, especially that of the Ganges and Jumna at Allahabad.

    〈印度〉河流汇流处(尤指恒河和朱木拿河在阿拉哈巴德的汇流处)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • God is punishing India for allowing that Christian fundamentalist to take a half-hearted dip at the sangam at Prayag during the Kumbha Mela.
    • After one such sangam, at Sonprayag, we turned a corner and saw a shepherd boy approaching us, driving his flock.
    • The conflict is between two streams of thought, one saying the media should be prohibited from covering scenes of mass bathing at the sangam, the other saying the media has the right to cover them, like it has the right to cover other events.
    • ‘The sangam of the three rivers is giving one message,’ he said.
    Synonyms
    confluence, convergence, meeting, meeting point, conflux, juncture, watersmeet

Origin

From Sanskrit saṃgama.

Definition of sangam in US English:

sangam

nounˈsəNGɡəm
Indian
  • A confluence of rivers, especially that of the Ganges and Jumna at Allahabad.

    〈印度〉河流汇流处(尤指恒河和朱木拿河在阿拉哈巴德的汇流处)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • God is punishing India for allowing that Christian fundamentalist to take a half-hearted dip at the sangam at Prayag during the Kumbha Mela.
    • The conflict is between two streams of thought, one saying the media should be prohibited from covering scenes of mass bathing at the sangam, the other saying the media has the right to cover them, like it has the right to cover other events.
    • ‘The sangam of the three rivers is giving one message,’ he said.
    • After one such sangam, at Sonprayag, we turned a corner and saw a shepherd boy approaching us, driving his flock.
    Synonyms
    confluence, convergence, meeting, meeting point, conflux, juncture, watersmeet

Origin

From Sanskrit saṃgama.

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