Definitions for k2ˈkeɪˈtu

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

K2ˈkeɪˈtu(n.)

  1. a mountain in N Kashmir, in the Karakoram range: second highest peak in the world. 28,250 ft. (8611 m).

    Category: Geography (places)

    Ref: Also called Godwin Austen, Dapsang.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. K2, Godwin Austen, Mount Godwin Austen, Dapsang(noun)

    a mountain peak in the Karakoram Range in northern Kashmir; the 2nd highest peak in the world (28,250 feet high)

Wiktionary

  1. K2(ProperNoun)

    The worldu2019s second highest mountain, located in the Tibetan Himalayas.

  2. Origin: Thomas Montgomerie designated the mountain in 1856 for being the second peak of the range.


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