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Definition of: Pamir
(pä·mir′)
An elevated region of central Asia, chiefly in the Tadzik S.S.R., central Asia; a range of the Pamir–Alai, with high plains lying at 11,000 to 13,000 feet, and rising to Stalin Peak, 24,590 feet, the highest in the U. S. S. R.; known as “the roof of the world.” Also The Pamirs.
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