Katmandu
- proper noun
- /kætˈmʊndu/
- Traveling to Katmandu is a dream for many adventure seekers.
- Katmandu, Nepal
Examples
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My friend lives in Katmandu, the capital city of Nepal.
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Hey, we've got a call here from Katmandu.
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"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?
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If you order from Katmandu, expect it to pick up tourists en route.
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Posing as tourists, they arrived in Katmandu two days before the mission and slipped into a safe house.
Blog text (28) -
"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.
Blog text (5) -
I'm bouncing a signal through Portugal, Istanbul and Katmandu.
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Hey, Katmandu's calling, Sam.
Synonyms
The capital and largest city of Nepal
Surface Forms
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'.