Etymology

doab

D2O1A1B3

Today it means: A tongue or tract of land included between two rivers, especially that between the Ganges and the Yamuna Full definition →

Persian دوآب ← Hindi दोआब
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  1. Hindi · borrowed fromदोआब
  2. Persian · borrowed fromدوآب
  3. English todaydoab

Borrowed from Persian دوآب (do-âb) and Hindi दोआब (doāb), properly meaning "two waters".

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