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KARAKORAM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A mountain range in northern Kashmir; an extension of the Hindu Kush; contains the 2nd highest peak
Synonyms:
Karakoram; Karakoram Range; Karakorum Range; Mustagh; Mustagh Range
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Instance hypernyms:
chain; chain of mountains; mountain chain; mountain range; range; range of mountains (a series of hills or mountains)
Meronyms (parts of "Karakoram"):
Gasherbrum (a mountain in northern Kashmir (26,470 feet high))
Dapsang; Godwin Austen; K2; Mount Godwin Austen (a mountain peak in the Karakoram Range in northern Kashmir; the 2nd highest peak in the world (28,250 feet high))
Rakaposhi (a mountain peak in the Karakoram Range in northern Kashmir (25,560 feet high))
Holonyms ("Karakoram" is a part of...):
Cashmere; Jammu and Kashmir; Kashmir (an area in southwestern Asia whose sovereignty is disputed between Pakistan and India)