mountain
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mountain¹
- /ˈmaʊn.tɪn/ UK
- /ˈmuːn.tɪn/ Northumbria, UK
- /ˈmaʊn.t(ə)n/ Canada, US
- [ˈmaʊn.tn̩] Canada, US
- /ˈmaʊn.tən/ Ireland
- /ˈmæʊn.tən/
- /ˈmɛʊn.tən/
Rhymes with (Received Pronunciation) -aʊntɪn, (General American) -aʊntən
Where it comes from
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).
noun mountains
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An elevation of land of considerable dimensions rising more or less abruptly, forming a conspicuous figure in the landscape, usually having a small extent of surface at its summit.
Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
Similar: mount
- Something very large in size or quantity; a huge amount; a great heap. He was a real mountain of a man, standing seven feet tall.
- A difficult task or challenge. Five minutes into the game the Black Cats were facing a mountain, partly because of West Brom's newly-found ruthlessness in front of goal but also as a result of the home side's defensive generosity.
- Wine from Malaga made from grapes that grow on a mountain. Called on Courtenay, with whom I walked to Hampstead Heath, and got into excellent spirits, enjoying fine fresh air; then dined with him tête-a-tête on mutton broth and mackerel and drank mountain and old port moderately.
- A woman's large breast.
- The twenty-first Lenormand card.
Similar: alp, beacon, ben, crest, eminence, fell, height, highland, hill, jebel, mont, mound, mount, pinnacle, prominence, reek, ridge, rock, spur, tor
Mountain²
Where it comes from
From mountain.
proper noun Mountains
- A minor city in Pembina County, North Dakota, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States, originally named Mole Hill.
- A town and census-designated place therein, in Oconto County, Wisconsin, United States.
- A number of townships in the United States, listed under Mountain Township.
- A rural municipality in western Manitoba, Canada; in full, the Rural Municipality of Mountain.
- A hamlet near Queensbury, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0930).
- A surname.
- The Montagnard party in the time of the French Revolution.
noun Mountains
- A steam locomotive of the 4-8-2 wheel arrangement. Western Pacific wisely devoted its design energies to the articulateds which produced most of its gross, left the 4-6-0's that came with the road plus a few secondhand Florida East Coast Mountains for its sparse passenger service.
Mountain³
Where it comes from
Calque of Philippine Spanish La Montañosa.
proper noun
- Former name of Mountain Province: A huge province in the Cordilleras composed of the subprovinces of Apayao, Amburayan, Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga, and Lepanto-Bontoc.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: upland, mount, highland, montane, alpine, mountainside, mountainous, mountaintop, mont, jebel, hill, hillside, landform, seamount, riverbank, rocky
Translations
Every language
noun large mass of earth and rock
| Español | montaña |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 산 san, 메 뫼 moe |
| 日本語 | 山 yama, 山地 sanchi, 山岳 sangaku |
| 中文 | 山 shān |
| हिन्दी | पहाड़ pahāṛ, पर्वत parvat, गिरि giri, पर्बत parbat, अचल acal, नग nag |
| Kiswahili | mlima |
| Português | montanha, monte |
| Français | montagne, mont |
| Deutsch | Berg |
| Italiano | montagna, monte |
| Ελληνικά | βουνό vounó, όρος óros |
| Română | munte |
| Русский | гора́ gorá |
| Tiếng Việt | núi |
| العربية | جَبَل jabal, طُور ṭūr |
| עברית | הַר har |
Talk about this word "mountain." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mountain. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026. mountain. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mountain "mountain." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 5, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mountain.Cite this
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