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Broad Peak

Broad Peak proper noun: a mountain of the Gasherbrum, Karakoram; on the Pakistan-China border between Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan and Xinjiang. The 12th highest mountain in the world, an eight-thousander.

Proper noun

Broad Peak

  1. A mountain of the Gasherbrum, Karakoram; on the Pakistan-China border between Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan and Xinjiang. The 12th highest mountain in the world, an eight-thousander.

Origin of Broad Peak

broad + peak. From having a broad appearance. Calque of German Breithorn, from breit (“broad”)+Horn (“peak, prominence, summit”). Named after Breithorn, the mountain in the Swiss Alps. Coined by British explorer Martin Conway in 1892.

Questions about Broad Peak

What does Broad Peak mean?
Broad Peak means a mountain of the Gasherbrum, Karakoram; on the Pakistan-China border between Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan and Xinjiang. The 12th highest mountain in the world, an eight-thousander.
What part of speech is Broad Peak?
Broad Peak is a proper noun.

Words near Broad Peak in the dictionary

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  7. broad reach
  8. broad reached
  9. broad reaches
  10. broad reaching
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