Gangetic

adjective

Gan·​get·​ic

: of, relating to, or in the vicinity of the Ganges River

the Gangetic Plain

Gangetic population density

Word History

Etymology

Latin gangeticus, from Greek gangētikos, irregular from Gangēs Ganges

First Known Use

1625, in the meaning defined above

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Rhymes for Gangetic

• acetic
• aesthetic
• ascetic
• athletic
• cosmetic
• diegetic
• eidetic
• emetic
• esthetic
• frenetic
• genetic
• helvetic