English Explanatory Dictionary

Karakoram

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A mountain range located in Gilgit, Ladakh and Baltistan, containing more than sixty peaks above 7,000 m (22,960 ft), including K2, the second highest peak in the world.

Pronunciation

/ˌkɑː.ɹəˈkɔː.ɹəm/ /ˌkæɹ.əˈkɔː.ɹəm/ /ˌkɑɹ.əˈkɔɹ.əm/ /ˌkæɹ.əˈkɔɹ.əm/

Word forms

Karakoram Karakorum

Etymology

Ultimately from a Turkic language, literally meaning "black gravel". See Ottoman Turkish قره (qara, “black”) and possibly قوروم (kurum, “soot”) (kurum) and compare Urdu قراقرم (qarāquram) / قرہ قرم (qara quram).

Derived words

K2 Karakoram Highway Trans-Karakoram Tract
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