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  • 121South Bihar Plains — ▪ plains, India       southern part of the Middle Ganges Plain, Bihar state, eastern India. Bounded by the Ganges (Ganga) River (Ganges River) and the North Bihar Plains to the north, the Bengal basin to the east, the Chota Nagpur plateau to the… …

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  • 122Gujarat Plains — ▪ plains, India       vast plains area of central Gujarat (Gujarāt) state, western India. The plains extend over about 12,800 square miles (33,000 square km) and are bounded by the desert fringe of Rajasthan (Rājasthān) state to the north, the… …

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  • 123Malwa Plains — ▪ plains, India       alluvial plains region in central Punjab state, northern India. It lies between the Ghaggar (Ghaggar River) and Sutlej (Sutlej River) rivers south of the Bist Doab (plain). The plains are bordered by the Siwalik (Shiwalik)… …

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  • 124Tripura Plains — ▪ plains, India also called  Agartala Plains        plains in southwestern Tripura state, northeastern India. The Tripura Plains, extending over about 1,600 square miles (4,150 square km), are located on a section of the greater Ganges… …

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  • 125Great Plains — plains and prairies of Canada and the United States east of the Rockies …

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  • 126Plains of Abraham — geographical name plateau Canada in W part of city of Quebec …

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  • 127plains grasshopper — a large, destructive short horned grasshopper, Brachystola magna, of the western U.S., marked by pinkish hind wings. Also called lubber grasshopper. * * * …

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  • 128Plains of Abraham — a high plain adjoining the city of Quebec, Canada: battlefield where the English under Wolfe defeated the French under Montcalm in 1759. * * * …

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