confluence
/ˈkɒnfluəns/noun
उच्चारण कॉन्फ़्लुअन्स
संगम (नदियों का)
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the place where two rivers flow together and become one
संगम (नदियों का)
- Allahabad stands at the confluence of the Ganga and the Yamuna.
- Devprayag is the confluence of the Alaknanda and the Bhagirathi.
- Pilgrims take a holy dip at the confluence of the rivers.
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- The town grew up at the confluence of two trade routes and two rivers.
- At Prayagraj, the confluence is a place of great religious importance.
Synonyms junction meeting point convergence
Opposite divergence fork delta
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[sing.] ~ of sth formal
the fact of two or more things coming together
(विचारों, घटनाओं का) मेल, संयोग, मिलन
- The festival is a confluence of music, dance and craft from every state.
- a confluence of events that led to the war
- The painting shows a confluence of Persian and Indian styles.
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- The city is a confluence of cultures and languages.
- His success came from a confluence of talent and luck.
Synonyms convergence union combination meeting
Opposite separation divergence
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One-word substitution
One-word substitution, asked very often: the meeting place of two rivers is a confluence (sangam); the place where a river enters the sea is its mouth; a river splitting near the sea forms a delta; a smaller river joining a larger one is a tributary.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: दो नदियों का मिलन-स्थल confluence (संगम); नदी जहाँ समुद्र में मिले वह mouth; समुद्र के पास बँटती नदी delta बनाती है; बड़ी नदी में मिलने वाली छोटी नदी tributary।
General knowledge
Prayagraj (Ganga, Yamuna, mythical Saraswati); the Panch Prayag; the Sangam of Devprayag forms the Ganga.
प्रयागराज (गंगा, यमुना, पौराणिक सरस्वती); पंच प्रयाग; देवप्रयाग के संगम से गंगा बनती है।