"Peak XV" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Peak 15 [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|head=Peak XV}} Peak XV
  1. (historical) Synonym of Mount Everest. Tags: historical Synonyms: Mount Everest [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-Peak_XV-en-name-8By7q~hV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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