"Lhotse" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈloʊt(ˈ)seɪ/, /ˈlɒt-/, /-si/
Etymology: From Tibetan ལྷོ་རྩེ (lho rtse). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|bo|ལྷོ་རྩེ}} Tibetan ལྷོ་རྩེ (lho rtse) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Lhotse
  1. A Himalayan mountain on the border between Nepal and China, the fourth highest in the world. Wikipedia link: Lhotse Categories (place): Mountains, Places in China, Places in Nepal, Places in Tibet Translations (Himalayan mountain): 洛子峰 (Luòzǐ Fēng) (Chinese Mandarin), Lhoce [feminine] (Czech)
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