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Katmandu

British  
/ ˌkætmænˈduː /

noun

  1. the capital of Nepal, in the east at the confluence of the Baghmati and Vishnumati Rivers. Pop: 814 000 (2005 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“The mountain had been climbed, and I had already begun my race down the glacier toward Katmandu, leaving the expedition to pack its gear behind me.”

From New York Times • Nov. 20, 2020

Amusement park designers from Orlando upgraded the Katmandu theme park in the resort, installing an upside down house filled with illusions like a mirror maze and erecting a five-level play area with slides and trampolines.

From Reuters • Jan. 29, 2016

Carter explained that flying to Katmandu and then the even more distant Habitat site near the Indian border could delay his final dose by five weeks.

From Washington Times • Aug. 21, 2015

Police had also found two bodies here a day earlier, which they sent to a makeshift morgue at the Katmandu Medical College and Teaching Hospital for identification.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2015

Nicolas spent a year as a beggar, following the path of the yogis, across the Himalayas, through Katmandu, along the Ganges, and on to Benares, all on foot.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

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