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Everest

eve·rest

UK/ˈɛvəɹɪst/ US/ˈɛvɹɪst/ fairly common

noun

1.

a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal; the highest mountain peak in the world (29,028 feet high)

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Origin

Mountain named after Sir George Everest. The surname may be from Norman French Devereux, meaning from Évreux.

Phrases

  • Everest syndrome
  • Mount Everest

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