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Nanga Parbat

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Nan·ga Par·bat  (nngg pûrbt)
A peak, 8,131.3 m (26,660 ft) high, of the Himalaya Mountains in northwest Kashmir.
Nanga Parbat [ˈnʌŋgə ˈpɑːbʌt]
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(Placename) a mountain in N India, in NW Kashmir in the W Himalayas. Height: 8126 m (26 660 ft.)
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Noun1.Nanga Parbat - a mountain in the Himalayas in Kashmir (26,660 feet high)
Jammu and Kashmir, Kashmir, Cashmere - an area in southwestern Asia whose sovereignty is disputed between Pakistan and India
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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