doab
/ˈdoʊ.ɑːb/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.77 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A tongue or tract of land included between two rivers, especially that between the Ganges and the Yamuna
Indian usage
Example Sentences
- "the doab between the Ganges and the Yamuna"
- "Bobby pressed his forehead against the rain-splashed windowpane as the train lumbered across the sodden Doab, and prayed for the health of the Tyneside Tail Twisters."
- "Known as the northern black polished (NBP), it first appears after 500 BC, rapidly supersedes the earlier styles (PGW, BRW) in Bihar and UP, an eventually extends across the Doab and deep into Panjab, east to Bengal and south to Maharashtra."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: दोआब