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mountain

moun·tain

UK/ˈmaʊn.tɪn/ US/ˈmuːn.tɪn/ common slang
noun (2) adjective (1)

noun

1.

a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

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2.

a large number or amount

  • “made lots of new friends”
  • “she amassed a mountain of newspapers”
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adjective

1.

relating to or located in mountains

  • “mountain people”
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Origin

From Middle English mountayne, mountain, montaigne, from Anglo-Norman muntaine, muntaigne, from Early Medieval Latin montānia, a collective based on Latin montem (“mountain”), from Proto-Indo-European *monti (compare Welsh mynydd (“mountain”), Albanian mat (“bank, shore”), Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬙𐬌 (mati, “promontory”)), from *men- (“to project, stick out”). Displaced native English barrow (from Old English beorg) and down (from Old English dūn), and partially displaced non-native Old English munt, from Latin mōns (whence English mount).

Phrases

  • acute mountain sickness Other terms containing the word "mountain" (unsorted)
  • Bavarian mountain hound Other terms containing the word "mountain" (unsorted)
  • Bernese mountain dog Other terms containing the word "mountain" (unsorted)
  • butter mountain Other terms containing the word "mountain" (unsorted)
  • Canby's mountain lover Other terms containing the word "mountain" (unsorted)
  • Castle Mountain Other terms containing the word "mountain" (unsorted)
  • cat o' mountain Other terms containing the word "mountain" (unsorted)
  • fire mountain Other terms containing the word "mountain" (unsorted)

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