Historical Examples. 1  But, if it be to ease her heart, and not to dispute my will, you may hear her out. 2  But it was always my notion, that children should not dispute their parents' authority. 3  The beauty of the Turkish women is still a matter of dispute. 4  I could not dispute the evidence of the bit of shivered glass.
The longest river in the world is the Nile River. It stretches from near the equator in Eastern Africa and flows north for 4,100 miles before draining into the Mediterranean sea.
The Yangtze River (English pronunciation: /ËjÃ¦Åtsi/ or /ËjÉËÅtsi/), known in China as the ChÃ¡ng JiÄng ( listen; literally: Long River) or the YÃ¡ngzÇ JiÄng ( listen), is the longest river in Asia and the third-longest in the world. The river is the longest in the world to flow entirely within one country. It drains one-fifth of the land area of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and its river basin is home to one-third of the country's population. The Yangtze is the sixth-largest river by discharge volume in the world. The Yangtze River plays a large role in the history, culture and economy of China. The prosperous Yangtze River Delta generates as much as 20% of the PRC's GDP.