Peshawar

American  

[pe-shah-wer] / pɛˈʃɑ wər /

noun

1. a city in N Pakistan, near the Khyber Pass: capital of the former North-West Frontier province.

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Peshawar British  

/ pəˈʃɔːə /

noun

1. a city in N Pakistan, at the E end of the Khyber Pass: one of the oldest cities in Pakistan and capital of the ancient kingdom of Gandhara; university (1950). Pop: 1 255 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

While Umar "can't remember much" about his childhood in Peshawar one thing stands out – playing cricket with his two big brothers.

From BBC

The constabulary's complex is located in a highly secured area in Peshawar, and the attackers would have had to breach multiple levels of security to break in.

From BBC

In Peshawar, near the frontier, Afghan produce has all but vanished from markets.

From Barron's

Frank Powers flew to an American air base at Peshawar, Pakistan, the jumping-off point for his twenty-eighth overflight.

From Literature

More than 1,500 trucks, trailers and containers carrying cement, medicines, rice and other basic goods are waiting in Torkham, according to a senior Pakistani customs official in nearby Peshawar.

From Barron's