Definitions for karakoramˌkɑr əˈkɔr əm, -ˈkoʊr-, ˌkær-

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

Ka•ra•ko•ramˌkɑr əˈkɔr əm, -ˈkoʊr-, ˌkær-(n.)

  1. a mountain range in NW India, in N Kashmir. Highest peak, K2, 28,250 ft. (8611 m).

    Category: Geography (places)

  2. a pass traversing this range, on the route from NE Kashmir in India to Xinjiang Uygur in China. 18,300 ft. (5580 m).

    Category: Geography (places)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Karakoram, Karakoram Range, Karakorum Range, Mustagh, Mustagh Range(noun)

    a mountain range in northern Kashmir; an extension of the Hindu Kush; contains the 2nd highest peak

Wiktionary

  1. Karakoram(ProperNoun)

    a mountain range located in Gilgit, Ladakh & Baltistan. The Karakoram range is home to more than sixty peaks above 7,000m (22,960 ft), most of which are in the Northern Areas of Pakistan, including K2, the second highest peak of the world (8,611 m, 28,244 ft).


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