Ka·ra·chi (k -rä ch ) A city of southern Pakistan on the Arabian Sea. Developed as a trading center in the early 18th century, it passed to the British in 1843 and was the capital of newly independent Pakistan from 1947 until 1959. Population: 11,600,000. |
Karachi [kəˈrɑːtʃɪ]
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(Placename) a port in S Pakistan, on the Arabian Sea: capital of Pakistan (1947-60); university (1950); chief port: commercial and industrial centre. Pop.: 9 269 265 (1998)
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| Noun | 1. |  Karachi - the largest city in Pakistan; located in southeastern Pakistan; an industrial center and seaport on the Arabian Sea; former capital of PakistanIslamic Republic of Pakistan, Pakistan, West Pakistan - a Muslim republic that occupies the heartland of ancient south Asian civilization in the Indus River valley; formerly part of India; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947 |
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