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Pronunciation / Transliteration: montagne
"Les Alpes sont une grande chaîne de montagnes."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A large natural elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level; a large steep hill.
"We climbed to the top of the mountain to watch the sunrise."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French word 'montaine', which traces back to the Vulgar Latin 'montania', an alteration of the Latin 'mont-, mons' meaning hill. It entered the English language in the Middle English period, representing a prominent natural elevation of the earth's surface.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Mountain" is said worldwide
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montagne
Transliteration: montagne
"Les Alpes sont une grande chaîne de montagnes."
Berg
Transliteration: Berg
"Der Berg ist im Winter mit Schnee bedeckt."
montagna
Transliteration: montagna
"Mi piace fare escursioni in montagna."
montaña
Transliteration: montaña
"La cima de la montaña está cubierta de nieve."
montanha
Transliteration: montanha
"Eles escalaram a montanha mais alta do país."
पर्वत
Transliteration: parvat
"हिमालय एक बहुत बड़ा पर्वत है।"
山
Transliteration: shān
"这座山非常高，爬上去很难。"
산
Transliteration: san
"우 우리는 주말에 산에 갔습니다."
山
Transliteration: yama
"富士山は日本で一番高い山です。"
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