"Broad Peak" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: broad + peak. From having a broad appearance. Calque of German Breithorn, from breit (“broad”)+Horn (“peak, prominence, summit”). Named after Breithorn, the mountain in the Swiss Alps. Coined by British explorer Martin Conway in 1892. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|broad|peak}} broad + peak, {{calque|en|de|Breithorn}} Calque of German Breithorn, {{coin|en|Martin Conway|in=1892|nat=British|occ=explorer}} Coined by British explorer Martin Conway in 1892 Head templates: {{en-prop}} Broad Peak
  1. A mountain of the Gasherbrum, Karakoram; on the Pakistan-China border between Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan and Xinjiang. The 12th highest mountain in the world, an eight-thousander. Wikipedia link: en:Broad Peak Categories (place): Places in China, Places in Pakistan
    Sense id: en-Broad_Peak-en-name-tF5QBxOP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Mountains
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