Karachi

[ kuh-rah-chee ]

/ kəˈrɑ tʃi /

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Definition of Karachi

noun

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

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Words nearby Karachi

kaput, Kara, karabiner, Karachai, Karachai-Cherkess Republic, Karachi, Karadžić, Karafuto, Karaganda, Karaite, Karaj

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How to use Karachi in a sentence

Her instructor at McLean Racquet & Health Club was Zahab, 30, a professional player from Karachi, Pakistan.
She’s been growing her hair for 17 years. On Thursday, she’ll cut it off for charity.|John Kelly|August 25, 2021|Washington Post
The event is also a way to publicize Zahab’s own charity, the Zahab Neha Foundation, which helps poor children in Karachi afford schooling and sports activities.
She’s been growing her hair for 17 years. On Thursday, she’ll cut it off for charity.|John Kelly|August 25, 2021|Washington Post
When the Taliban first waved the flag of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan over Kabul in 1996, Syed Nasir’s parents — worried about imminent violence — hastily fled to neighboring Pakistan, where they settled in the port city of Karachi.
Afghans Who Fled the First Taliban Regime Found Precarious Sanctuary in Pakistan. New Refugees May Get an Even Colder Welcome|Zia ur Rehman/Karachi, Pakistan|August 18, 2021|Time
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
Arriving in India, we were accompanied out of Karachi by a dozen Englishmen who were practically novices at cycling.
The Harmsworth Magazine, Vol. 1, 1898-1899, No. 6|Various
It is not 149 the route which now connects Karachi and Las Bela, but belongs to the later medival phase of history.
The Gates of India|Thomas Holdich
"Celadon" ware is abundant from Karachi to Babylon, and some of it is of extraordinary fineness and beauty of glaze.
The Gates of India|Thomas Holdich
It is not difficult to reach Las Bela from Karachi by following the modern telegraph line.
The Gates of India|Thomas Holdich
We spent Thursday, by the bye, at Karachi, an awful hole it looks—treeless and waterless and very much the modern port.
Letters from Mesopotamia|Robert Palmer

British Dictionary definitions for Karachi

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)

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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.