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Meanings of mountain in English

Portuguese
montão
Catalan
feix
Spanish
mogollón
Wikidata

(Often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent.

      montão
      Russian
      гора
      Portuguese
      montanha
      Catalan
      muntanya
      Spanish
      montañas
      Wikidata

      Large landform that stretches above the surrounding land.

            гора
            Portuguese
            montanha
            Catalan
            muntanya
            Spanish
            monte

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

                  montanha

                  Lots.

                      Usage of mountain in English
                      1
                      He said: We need to use this: this was never our mountain.
                      The Guardian
                      2
                      Ye shall return home, and ye shall become one with the mountain.'
                      World of warcraft: the shattering: prelude to cataclysm
                      3
                      The western mountain town of Zintan is effectively outside central government control.
                      Reuters
                      4
                      It was later that year when I climbed my first physical mountain.
                      Feminist dot com
                      5
                      Sure, you get free lift tickets and free rein on the mountain.
                      News.com.au
                      6
                      Intelligence officials said the militants had taken the soldiers to mountain hideouts.
                      Reuters
                      7
                      The Col de la Bonette-Restefond is the highest mountain pass in Europe.
                      The Irish Times
                      8
                      Tsukiyama -cool name -uses the kanji for 'moon' and 'mountain'.
                      Number9Dream
                      9
                      The road curved left and right following the base of the mountain.
                      Stash
                      10
                      He climbs the mountain-cliff; and penetrates into the depths of the woods.
                      Thoughts on Man, His Nature, Productions and Discoveries / Inter...
                      11
                      Drivers on treacherous mountain roads swore in confusion at signs that said:
                      The illuminatus! trilogy
                      12
                      This is a mountain and a situation you have to address immediately.
                      Have a new kid by friday: how to change your child's attitude, b...
                      13
                      The Mamutoi say there is another mountain range far to the east.
                      The Valley of Horses
                      14
                      The Mayo and Cleggan mountain rescue teams are searching the area today.
                      The Irish Times
                      15
                      Platteklip is the most popular and the 'easiest' way up the mountain.
                      The South African
                      16
                      They cleared off the whins of the mountain; they drained the bogs.
                      The Letters of "Norah" on Her Tour Through Ireland
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                      Russian
                      гора
                      Mountain through the time
                      Mountain across language varieties
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                      Common
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