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Nov 28, 2009
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Pa•mirs



Pronunciation: (pä-mērz'), [key]
n.
the, a mountainous region in central Asia, largely in Tajikistan, where the Hindu Kush, Tien Shan, and Himalaya mountain ranges converge: highest peaks, ab. 25,000 ft. (7600 m). Also called Pa•mir'.

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