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Nathu La

Nathu La proper noun: a mountain pass on the border between Yadong, Shigatse, Tibet autonomous region, China and Sikkim, India.

Proper noun

Nathu La

  1. A mountain pass on the border between Yadong, Shigatse, Tibet autonomous region, China and Sikkim, India.
    • "The opening of the border pass at Nathu La after 44 years marks the beginning of a new era in Sino-Indian relations," Phuntsok said. "I hope the border people of these two great nations will benefit from this."2006 July 6, Champa Phuntsok, quotee, “India and China reopen historic pass - Asia - Pacific - International Herald Tribune”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 31 Aug...
    • Nathu La connects India to Hindu and Buddhist sites in the region and was the site of a fierce border clash between Chinese and Indian troops in 1967.2017 June 26, Ben Blanchard, David Stanway, Tommy Wilkes, “China accuses Indian border guards of crossing into its territory”, in Paul Tait, Michael Perry, editors, Reuters, archived from the...

Questions about Nathu La

What does Nathu La mean?
Nathu La means a mountain pass on the border between Yadong, Shigatse, Tibet autonomous region, China and Sikkim, India.
What part of speech is Nathu La?
Nathu La is a proper noun.

Words near Nathu La in the dictionary

  1. nather
  2. Nathes
  3. nathless
  4. nathmore
  5. nathr saum
  6. Nathu La
  7. Nathusius's pipistrelle
  8. naticid
  9. naticids
  10. naticiform
  11. natick

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