Hunza

English

Etymology 1

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Proper noun

Hunza

1. A valley in northern Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.
2. A district in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.
3. A river in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.
4. A mountain in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.
5. The people living in the Hunza Valley of Pakistan.

   Synonym: Burusho

6. A dialect of the Burushaski language.

Derived terms

• Hunza-Nagar District
• Hunza water

 

Translations

valley

• Tajik: Ҳунза (Hunza)

district

river

ethnic group

dialect

Etymology 2

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Proper noun

Hunza

1. (historical) the pre-Columbian name of Tunja, a city in Colombia.