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Khyber Pass

/ˌkaɪbər ˌˈpæs/
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Definitions of Khyber Pass
  1. noun
    a mountain pass of great strategic and commercial value in the Hindu Kush on the border between northern Pakistan and western Afghanistan; a route by which invaders entered India
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    mountain pass, notch, pass
    the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks
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