Karachi

[ kuh-rah-chee ]

/ kəˈrɑ tʃi /

noun

a seaport in S Pakistan, near the Indus delta: former national capital; now capital of Sind province.

Definition for karachi (2 of 2)

Sind

[ sind ]

/ sɪnd /

noun

a former province of Pakistan, in the lower Indus valley; now part of West Pakistan. 48,136 sq. mi. (125,154 sq. km). Capital: Karachi.

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Examples from the Web for karachi

He and other Taliban sources claim that in Karachi as many as 50 to 60 Taliban are given summary executions each month.
Pakistani School Killers Want to Strike the U.S.|Sami Yousafzai, Christopher Dickey|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Uzbeks were responsible for a recent attack on Karachi airport, he said, and “it looks like of the attack in Peshawar is same.”
Pakistani School Killers Want to Strike the U.S.|Sami Yousafzai, Christopher Dickey|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He moved to Afghanistan and then back to Pakistan via Quetta and is now in Karachi.
Pakistani School Killers Want to Strike the U.S.|Sami Yousafzai, Christopher Dickey|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Pakistani Taliban struck again this time with a deadly attack at the Karachi airport last Sunday.
Fighting The Talibanization Of Pakistan|Dr. Mona Kazim Shah|June 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Prime Minister David Cameron is undoubtedly concerned about blowback, and the British consulate in Karachi is already closed.
Altaf Hussain Finally Arrested in London; Can His MQM Be Neutralized?|Bruce Riedel|June 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The strike of the mechanical staff of the 'Karachi Daily Gazette' has ended.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, November 3, 1920|Various
But the aviators, in order that there might be no doubt about their bona fides, wisely landed at Karachi.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 156, Feb. 5, 1919|Various
If not too sea-sick I will write to Papa and post it at Karachi.
Letters from Mesopotamia|Robert Palmer
Returning to India in 1857 after a well-earned rest, Frere was greeted at Karachi with news of the mutiny.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2|Various
The great cities of Bombay, Karachi and Poona suffered most severely.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2|Various

British Dictionary definitions for karachi (1 of 2)

Karachi

/ (kəˈrɑːtʃɪ) /

noun

a port in S Pakistan, on the Arabian Sea: capital of Pakistan (1947–60); university (1950); chief port: commercial and industrial centre. Pop: 11 819 000 (2005 est)

British Dictionary definitions for karachi (2 of 2)

Sind

/ (sɪnd) /

noun

a province of SE Pakistan, mainly in the lower Indus valley: formerly a province of British India; became a province of Pakistan in 1947; divided in 1955 between Hyderabad and Khairpur; reunited as a province in 1970. Capital: Karachi. Pop: 34 240 000 (2003 est). Area: 140 914 sq km (54 407 sq miles)

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Cultural definitions for karachi

Karachi

[ (kuh-rah-chee) ]

Largest city in Pakistan, in the southeastern part of the country, on the Arabian Sea near the Indus River delta; Pakistan's main seaport and industrial center.

notes for Karachi

Karachi served as Pakistan's capital from 1947 to 1959.