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Kangchenjunga

/ˌkʌŋt͡ʃənˈd͡ʒʌŋɡə/ · name

Meaning

  1. A Himalayan mountain between Nepal and India, the third highest in the world.

Etymology / origin

From Tibetan གངས་ཆེན་མཛོད་ལྔ་ (gangs chen mdzod lnga, literally “five treasures of the high snow”).

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