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peshawar

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Pe⋅sha⋅war

  [pe-shah-wer]
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–noun
a city in N Pakistan, near the Khyber Pass: capital of the former North-West Frontier province. 555,000.

North-West Frontier Province

  [nawrth-west, -west]
–noun
a province in Pakistan, bordering Punjab and Kashmir on the west: a former province of British India. 10,885,000; 28,773 sq. mi. (77,516 sq. km). Capital: Peshawar.
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Pe·sha·war   (pə-shä'wər)   
A city of northwest Pakistan northwest of Lahore. It has long been strategically important for its proximity to the Khyber Pass. Population: 1,210,000.
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