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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- Two mountain ranges of southern India, separated by the Deccan Plateau. The Eastern Ghats extend about 1,450 km (900 mi) along the coast of the Bay of Bengal. The Western Ghats extend about 1,610 km (1,000 mi) along the coast of the Arabian Sea.
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- proper noun A pair of
mountain ranges in southernIndia
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Examples
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The Deshasth Brahmans belong to the country of Poona above the Western Ghats, which is known as the _desh_ or home country.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II R. V. Russell
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I think the Ghats are the most nauseating place in the world; there, is
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For the past three months, 33 groups have been trekking into remote areas in places such as the Monteverde forest reserve in Costa Rica and the Western Ghats mountains in India looking for something that may not even be there anymore.
Scientists look for frogs and other amphibians that may face extinction Post 2010
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The trip takes place at the Lotus Yoga Retreat on Patnem beach with two classes a day and accommodation in beachfront bamboo huts. • lotus-yoga-retreat.com; the next 12-day retreat starts on 19 February and costs £795pp or £370 for a non-yoga partner, including teaching, brunch, a dolphin-spotting trip and unlimited herbal teaIf it's full immersion yoga you're after, this ashram in the foothills of Kerala's Western Ghats will provide that and then some.
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This spread is made mostly beyond the Sahyadri Ghats in Maharashtra and North Karnataka.
A Rustic Spread Anjali 2009
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While my soul could find some familiar imagery in the cremation sequence by the river, reminiscent of the Ghats of Varanasi alongside the Ganges, I certainly could not see the end scene coming!
E. Nina Rothe: Aleksei Fedorchenko's Silent Souls: Connecting Tenderness, Nostalgia and Love E. Nina Rothe 2011
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This spread is made mostly beyond the Sahyadri Ghats in Maharashtra and North Karnataka.
Archive 2009-04-01 Anjali 2009
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While my soul could find some familiar imagery in the cremation sequence by the river, reminiscent of the Ghats of Varanasi alongside the Ganges, I certainly could not see the end scene coming!
E. Nina Rothe: Aleksei Fedorchenko's Silent Souls: Connecting Tenderness, Nostalgia and Love E. Nina Rothe 2011
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On clear summer days, the view extends as far as the Western Ghats, Maharashtra's low-rise hills.
A River Home in Goa 2011
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While my soul could find some familiar imagery in the cremation sequence by the river, reminiscent of the Ghats of Varanasi alongside the Ganges, I certainly could not see the end scene coming!
E. Nina Rothe: Aleksei Fedorchenko's Silent Souls: Connecting Tenderness, Nostalgia and Love E. Nina Rothe 2011
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