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Katmandu

British  
/ ˌkætmænˈduː /

noun

  1. the capital of Nepal, in the east at the confluence of the Baghmati and Vishnumati Rivers. Pop: 814 000 (2005 est)

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“Katmandu was very much a case of Katman-did,” the lonely widower says, bubbling over with his need to impress his famous guest or really, just to talk to anybody.

From Los Angeles Times

He soon moved to Las Vegas, where he performed with a group called Katmandu that cut an album in 1971.

From New York Times

“The mountain had been climbed, and I had already begun my race down the glacier toward Katmandu, leaving the expedition to pack its gear behind me.”

From New York Times

The smog choking Katmandu Valley had kept me from my first glimpse of the Himalayas.

From Los Angeles Times

Workers’ cardboard coffins regularly appear at Tribhuvan International Airport in Katmandu, among the tourists headed for the Himalayas, shipped like any other cargo.

From Los Angeles Times