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Definition of Dhaulagiri
1. Noun. A mountain in the Himalayas in Nepal (26,820 feet high).
Generic synonyms: Mountain Peak
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dhaulagiri
Literary usage of Dhaulagiri
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"The first of these extends from Kumaon eastward as far as dhaulagiri, and consists
of the affluents of the Kali (Sarda), Sarju. Ku mau, Eastern Sarju. and ..."
2. A Sketch of the Geography and Geology of the Himalaya Mountains and Tibet by Sidney Gerald Burrard, Henry Hubert Hayden (1908)
"The following table shows how the height of dhaulagiri was obtained: no obser-
Deduction of the height of ... Height of dhaulagiri. Station of observation. ..."
3. Nepal by Susanne von der Heide (2000)
"The summits of the Anna- purna and dhaulagiri massifs are mirrored in the lake;
... are the great attractions of this place: on the left juts the dhaulagiri ..."
4. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). (1908)
"By a similar method Colonel Burrard finds that the accepted height of dhaulagiri (26795
feet) is probably too low. This method must not, of course, ..."
5. An Almanack for the Year of Our Lord by Joseph Whitaker (1869)
"... 666; MP 330 DFC 253 DFM 253 dhaulagiri. Mt 743 Diameter Measure 1197 Diamond
Sculls 988 Diana, Temple of 201 DIARY OF EVENTS (1962-63) 547-8; ..."
6. The World Set Free: A Story of Mankind by Herbert George Wells (1914)
"... nating summits of our globe, to dhaulagiri and Everest. Here are cliffs of
which no other land can show the like, and deep chasms in which Mont Blanc ..."
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