K2

Q: What is a synonym for "k2"?

Common synonyms include: chogori, dapsang, godwin austen, mount godwin austen, mount godwin-austen, mount k2.

//keɪˈtuː// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
Initialism of kinder two. Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Proper Noun

1
A mountain on the border between Pakistan and Taxkorgan, Kashgar prefecture, Xinjiang, China, the world’s second highest mountain, located in the Ladakh Karakorams.
"Here we have K², the highest mountain at present open to Europeans to attempt, only 750 feet lower than Mount Everest.²"

Synonyms

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chogori dapsang godwin austen mount godwin austen mount godwin-austen mount k2

Example

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"Here we have K², the highest mountain at present open to Europeans to attempt, only 750 feet lower than Mount Everest.²"

Etymology

Designated by Thomas Montgomerie in 1856 during the Great Trigonometrical Survey of British India, for being the second of the two most prominent peaks in the Karakoram range visible to him from Mount Harmukh.

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