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Kathmandu

American  
[kaht-mahn-doo, kat-man-] / ˌkɑt mɑnˈdu, ˌkæt mæn- /
Or Katmandu

noun

  1. a city in and the capital of Nepal, in the central part.


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While working as an international journalist in Nepal, she wrote for the Kathmandu Post on matters of U.S. international policy, student visas and the justice system.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

Although frostbitten and thoroughly spent, Hillary Dawa could still sit upright and talk to those who found him, before he was airlifted to a hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal's capital.

From BBC Jun. 10, 2026

The youth-led uprising in September began in Kathmandu and was triggered by a brief social media ban.

From Barron's Apr. 9, 2026

Nepali youth staged a demonstration in Kathmandu Sunday, demanding the release of findings into the deadly 2025 uprising, which forced the previous government to collapse.

From Barron's Mar. 22, 2026

Lopsang left behind a young wife and a two- month-old baby in Kathmandu.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

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