mountain (ˈmaʊntɪn
)
Definitions
noun
- a natural upward projection of the earth's surface, higher and steeper than a hill and often having a rocky summit
- ((as modifier) ⇒
mountain people
mountain scenery
- ((in combination) ⇒
a mountaintop
- a huge heap or mass ⇒
a mountain of papers
- anything of great quantity or size
- a surplus of a commodity, esp in the European Union ⇒
the butter mountain
- See a mountain to climb
- See make a mountain out of a molehill
Word Origin
C13: from Old French montaigne, from Vulgar Latin montānea (unattested) mountainous, from Latin montānus, from mons mountainMountain (ˈmaʊntɪn)
Definitions
noun
- See the Mountain
Word Origin
C18: so called because its members sat in the highest row of seats at the National Convention Hall in 1793Quotations
"If the mountain will not come to Mahomet, Mahomet must go to the mountain"
Translations
- British English:
mountain
A mountain is a very high area of land with steep sides.It is the highest mountain in the region.ˈmaʊntɪn NOUN It is the highest mountain in the region.
- Spanish:
montaña
nf
- French:
montagne
nf
- German:
Berg
nm
- Chinese: 山 n
- Arabic: جَبَلٌ n
- Portuguese: montanha nf
- Russian: гора nf
- Croatian: planina nf
- Czech: hora nf
- Danish: bjerg nnt
- Dutch: berg nm
- Finnish: vuori n
- Greek: βουνό nnt
- Italian: montagna nf
- Japanese: 山 n
- Korean: 산 n
- Norwegian: fjell nnt
- Polish: góra nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: montanha nf
- European Spanish:
montaña
nf
- Swedish: berg nnt
- Thai: ภูเขา n
- Turkish: dağ n
- Vietnamese: núi n
Usage examples
She was in the heart of the mountain , thousands of feet underground.
, LIRAEL: DAUGHTER OF THE CLAYR (2001)Snoop through his office for clues about his hobbies, such as, say, mountain climbing.
Maxim (2005)We're stuck on this mountain in California, need winter clothes.
Irish Times (2002)John Beattie on the All Black man mountain that is Jonah Lomu
Glasgow Herald (2001)In the dream I am standing on the topmost peak of a mountain.
, THE SECRETS OF JIN-SHEI (2004)