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Kanchenjunga

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Kan·chen·jun·ga  (knchn-jngg, -jng-, kän-)
A mountain, 8,603.4 m (28,208 ft) high, in the Himalaya Mountains on the India-Nepal border. It is the third-highest mountain in the world.
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Noun1.KanchenjungaKanchenjunga - a mountain the Himalayas on the border between Nepal and Tibet (28,208 feet high)
Kanchanjanga, Kinchinjunga, Mount Kanchenjunga
Kingdom of Nepal, Nepal - a small landlocked Asian country high in the Himalayas between India and China
Sitsang, Thibet, Tibet, Xizang - an autonomous region of the Peoples Republic of China; located in the Himalayas
Himalaya, Himalaya Mountains, Himalayas - a mountain range extending 1500 miles on the border between India and Tibet; this range contains the world's highest mountain


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