Peshawar
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- proper noun
- I belong to the city of Peshawar, which is in the Northwest province bordering Afghanistan.
- Peshawar, Pakistan
- Peshawar University
- Peshawar City
Examples
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Mohammad Zubair, a lawyer from Peshawar with family ties to the tribal areas, is a vocal supporter of drones.
Academic text (2014) -
When, in fact, he was in a market in Peshawar.
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I was right in Peshawar and I did not have any problem, thank God.
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Last contact we had was the Peshawar drop two days ago.
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Finally, they arrived at a huge refugee camp in Peshawar.
Fiction book (2002) -
Go to Peshawar and see the refugee camps.
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Khan's family filed suit in the High Court of the Peshawar province against the government of Pakistan.
Blog text (16) -
A stop at Peshawar gives you glimpses of the Afghan refugee camps, which are not open to foreigners.
Academic text (1997) -
In 1984, Osama moved to Peshawar to coordinate the Afghan jihad against the Soviets.
Blog text (12) -
I belong to the city of Peshawar, which is in the Northwest province bordering Afghanistan.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Peshawar likely comes from the old name Purushapura, from Sanskrit where purusha means 'man' and pura means 'city', so it was the 'city of men' or 'city of Purusha'. That's why the name fits this place as an ancient 'gateway' at the front of the Khyber Pass that connects Central and South Asia.