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Annapurna

American  
[an-uh-poor-nuh, -pur-] / ˌæn əˈpʊər nə, -ˈpɜr- /
Or Anapurna

noun

  1. Hinduism. Devi.

  2. a mountain in northern Nepal, in the Himalayas. 26,503 feet (8,078 meters).


Annapurna British  
/ ˌænəˈpʊənə /

noun

  1. a massif of the Himalayas, in Nepal. Highest peak: 8078 m (26 502 ft)

"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 current moment was helped by a decision made more than a decade ago to acquire Annapurna Labs to begin designing chips for AWS’s cloud-computing needs—the goal being lower cost and using less energy.

From The Wall Street Journal May 17, 2026

Amazon subsidiary Annapurna Labs in Austin, Texas, was testing the longevity of its latest generation Trainium during a recent visit by AFP to the facility.

From Barron's Feb. 27, 2026

Adams, who is also a producer on “Nightbitch,” felt deeply connected to the book, the movie rights to which Annapurna Pictures secured in a competitive auction months before it was published.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 4, 2024

Above, Nima at the Mount Annapurna base camp in March.

From NewsForKids.net Oct. 24, 2024

In 1984, during an expedition to Nepal’s Annapurna massif, he’d picked up a gastrointestinal parasite, Entamoeba histolytica, which he was unable to entirely purge from his body over the years that followed.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

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