Rawalpindi

American

[rah-wuhl-pin-dee] / ˌrɑ wəlˈpɪn di /

noun

a city in N Pakistan: former provisional capital.

Rawalpindi British

/ rɔːlˈpɪndɪ /

noun

an ancient city in N Pakistan: interim capital of Pakistan (1959–67) during the building of Islamabad. Pop: 1 794 000 (2005 est)

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RAWALPINDI, Pakistan — In his quest for the truth about his country’s most notorious guest, Shaukat Qadir started where it all ended: the room where Osama bin Laden was killed.

From New York Times • Mar. 8, 2012

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