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      mountain
      noun
      (countable) 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.
      (countable) Something very large in size or quantity; a huge amount; a great heap.
      (figuratively) A difficult task or challenge.
      (countable, slang) A woman's large breast.
      (cartomancy) The twenty-first Lenormand card.
      A placename:
      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).
      (countable) A surname.
      (rail transport) a steam locomotive of the 4-8-2 wheel arrangement.
      (uncountable, now historical) Wine from Malaga made from grapes that grow on a mountain.
      (historical, obsolete) A huge province in the Cordilleras composed of the subprovinces of Apayao, Amburayan, Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga, and Lepanto-Bontoc.
      (historical, with "the") The Montagnard party in the time of the French Revolution.
      Roots
      monsmount- · Latin · mountain, rise
      Synonyms for mountain
      mountvridgensummitnbuttenheapn
      Words related to mountain
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