vow verb [T]. C2 to make a âdetermined âdecision or âpromise to do something: [+ (that)] The âguerrillas vowed (that) they would âoverthrow the âgovernment. [+ to infinitive] After the âawful âmeals we had last âChristmas, I vowed to do more of the âcooking myself. More examples.
The Main River (pronounced like âmineâ in English) originates in Upper Franconia where the White and Red Main rivers unite near Kulmbach.
Three of the world's major riversâthe Indus, the Ganges and the Brahmaputra âarise in the Himalayas. While the Indus and the Brahmaputra rise near Mount Kailash in Tibet, the Ganges rises in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Their combined drainage basin is home to some 600 million people.