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Mount Kosciuszko

/maʊnt ˌkɒziˈɒskoʊ/

Mount Kosciuszko proper noun: a mountain in Australia; the highest peak in mainland Australia.

mount kosciuszko: a mountain in Australia; the highest peak in mainland Australia
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Proper noun

Mount Kosciuszko

  1. A mountain in Australia; the highest peak in mainland Australia

Forms of Mount Kosciuszko

alternative formMount Kosciusko

Origin of Mount Kosciuszko

The mountain was named by the Polish explorer Paweł Edmund Strzelecki in 1840, in honour of Polish freedom fighter General Tadeusz Kościuszko, because of its perceived resemblance to the Kościuszko Mound in Kraków, Poland

Questions about Mount Kosciuszko

What does Mount Kosciuszko mean?
Mount Kosciuszko means a mountain in Australia; the highest peak in mainland Australia.
What part of speech is Mount Kosciuszko?
Mount Kosciuszko is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Mount Kosciuszko?
Mount Kosciuszko is pronounced /maʊnt ˌkɒziˈɒskoʊ/.

Words near Mount Kosciuszko in the dictionary

  1. Mount Kelsey
  2. Mount Kembla
  3. Mount Kilimanjaro
  4. Mount Kisco
  5. Mount Knowles
  6. Mount Kosciuszko
  7. Mount Kuring-gai
  8. Mount Laguna
  9. Mount Lambie
  10. Mount Laurel
  11. Mount Lebanon

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