Peshawar

[ pe-shah-wer ]

noun

1. a city in N Pakistan, near the Khyber Pass: capital of the former North-West Frontier province.

Peshawar

/ pəˈʃɔːə /

noun

1. a city in N Pakistan, at the E end of the Khyber Pass: one of the oldest cities in Pakistan and capital of the ancient kingdom of Gandhara; university (1950). Pop: 1 255 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

Dozens of others were injured in the blast, which happened as a popular morning train was about to leave Quetta station in southwestern Pakistan for Peshawar.

From BBC

The 31-year-old watched the first Test on TV at home in Peshawar before being recalled to win his ninth cap for Pakistan.

From BBC

Instead, it began with a 30-minute karate lesson on her family’s balcony in Peshawar, Pakistan.

From BBC

In 1947, when India was partitioned, Singh and several of his Hindu employees fled Peshawar and moved to the Indian capital.

From BBC

Typically, aircraft heading toward the corridor make a sharp turn north around Peshawar and follow the Pakistani border before briefly entering Afghanistan.

From Seattle Times