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Khumbu

Khumbu proper noun: a region of northeastern Nepal, on the Nepalese side of Mount Everest.

Proper noun

Khumbu

  1. A region of northeastern Nepal, on the Nepalese side of Mount Everest.
    • […] in Khumbu reflects the historical effects of cattle grazing. In particular the relative role in Khumbu grassland and shrubland vegetation of a number of relatively unpalatable plants such as barberry, […]1996 January 1, Stanley F. Stevens, Claiming the High Ground: Sherpas, Subsistence, and Environmental Change in the Highest Himalaya, Motilal Banarsidass Publishing House, →ISBN, page 288
    • [The increase] in Khumbu trekker traffic has resulted in much lodge building there, and the benefits from tourism continue to contribute to regional economic inequality. Prices in Khumbu have soared; take enough money.1997, Stephen Bezruchka, Trekking in Nepal: A Traveler's Guide, The Mountaineers Books, →ISBN, page 212

Words formed from Khumbu

Questions about Khumbu

What does Khumbu mean?
Khumbu means a region of northeastern Nepal, on the Nepalese side of Mount Everest.
What part of speech is Khumbu?
Khumbu is a proper noun.

Words near Khumbu in the dictionary

  1. Khuman
  2. Khuman Pokpa
  3. Khumancha
  4. Khumanthem
  5. Khumbongmayum
  6. Khumbu
  7. Khumbu cough
  8. Khumomba
  9. khums
  10. Khumujam
  11. Khumukcham

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