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Peshawar in British English
(pəˈʃɔːə)
noun
a city in N Pakistan, at the E end of the Khyber Pass: one of the oldest cities in Pakistan and capital of the ancient kingdom of Gandhara; university (1950). Pop: 1 255 000 (2005 est)
Peshawar in American English
(pɛˈʃɑwər)
city in N Pakistan, near the Khyber Pass: pop. 555,000
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