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Katmandu

Katmandu

11 4.4
The capital and largest city of Nepal in a valley near the centre of the country
  • proper noun
  • /kætˈmʊndu/
: Katmandú
  • Traveling to Katmandu is a dream for many adventure seekers.
  • Katmandu, Nepal

Examples

  • My friend lives in Katmandu, the capital city of Nepal.

  • Hey, we've got a call here from Katmandu.

  • "I met a young woman in Katmandu," I told her.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • "The woman in Katmandu who asked if you wanted your wife back."

    Fiction book (1999)
  • Is that a place near Katmandu?

  • If you order from Katmandu, expect it to pick up tourists en route.

  • Posing as tourists, they arrived in Katmandu two days before the mission and slipped into a safe house.

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  • "I also want to climb Mount Everest eventually, but starting in Katmandu, and not using porters or oxygen or animals to transport stuff," he says.

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  • I'm bouncing a signal through Portugal, Istanbul and Katmandu.

  • Hey, Katmandu's calling, Sam.

Synonyms

Kathmandu
vsKatmandu
1 4.2

The capital and largest city of Nepal

is the same city but uses an alternate spelling and notes the valley

Surface Forms

Katmandu main
Kathmandu main

Etymology

Katmandu comes from Nepali and older Sanskrit words Kastha 'wood' and mandapa 'pavilion'. A famous old wooden pavilion, said to be made from a single tree, gave the city its name, so Katmandu literally means 'wooden pavilion'.