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Broad Peak
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Etymology
en broad peak. From having a broad appearance. en de Breithorn, from de breit broad+de Horn peak, prominence, summit. Named after en Breithorn, the mountain in the Swiss Alps. en British explorer Martin Conway 1892.
Proper noun
en A <<mountain>> of the <<massiv/Gasherbrum>>, <<mountain range/Karakoram>>; on the <<c/Pakistan>>-<<c/China>> border between <<r/Baltistan>>, <<s/Gilgit-Baltistan>> and <<s/Xinjiang>>. The 12th highest mountain in the world, an en eight-thousander.