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Kathmandu.

The capital city of Nepal.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˌkæt.mænˈduː/Received-Pronunciation/ˌkæt.mænˈdu/General-American

  1. The capital city of Nepal.

  2. The capital city of Nepal. The Nepalese government.

    metonymically
Where this word comes from

From Nepali काठमाडौं (kāṭhmāḍa͠u), from Sanskrit काष्ठमण्डप (kāṣṭhamaṇḍapa), from काष्ठ (kāṣṭha, “wood”) + मण्डप (maṇḍapa, “pavilion”).

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