Karachi

American  

[kuh-rah-chee] / kəˈrɑ tʃi /

noun

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

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Karachi British  

/ kəˈrɑːtʃɪ /

noun

1. 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)

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Karachi Cultural  

1. 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.

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

Example Sentences

"We saw everything end in just one day, right in front of our eyes," one shop owner tells AFP as he watches machinery clean debris from the charred remains of a shopping mall in Karachi.

From Barron's

Police say 77 people are currently reported as missing by their families following the fire at Gul Plaza, in Pakistan's largest city Karachi, on Saturday evening.

From BBC

Karachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab, who arrived on the scene nearly 24 hours after the fire broke out, was met with jeers.

From BBC

"It wasn't there in my childhood" in Lahore, said the 45-year-old who now lives in coastal Karachi, where the sea breeze no longer saves residents from smog.

From Barron's

Summaiya Syed, Karachi's police surgeon, said six bodies had been transferred to the city's Civil Hospital as well as some of the injured.

From BBC