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Mount McKinley

/maʊnt məˈkɪnli/

Mount McKinley proper noun: synonym of Denali.

Proper noun

Mount McKinley

  1. Synonym of Denali.
    • We named our great peak Mount McKinley, after William McKinley of Ohio, who had been nominated for the Presidency, and that fact was the first news we received on our way out of that wonderful wilderness.1897 January 24, W. A. Dickey, “Discoveries in Alaska”, in The Sun, New York, page 6
    Synonyms:
    Denali

Synonyms of Mount McKinley

Origin of Mount McKinley

Named in 1896-97 after William McKinley, who was at the time a candidate for and who later became 25th president of the United States. The name was officially recognized by the national government in 1917. For more, see Denali.

Questions about Mount McKinley

What does Mount McKinley mean?
Mount McKinley means synonym of Denali.
What part of speech is Mount McKinley?
Mount McKinley is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Mount McKinley?
Mount McKinley is pronounced /maʊnt məˈkɪnli/.

Words near Mount McKinley in the dictionary

  1. Mount Marsden
  2. Mount Marsh
  3. Mount Martha
  4. Mount Maunganui
  5. Mount Mayon
  6. Mount McKinley
  7. Mount Megiddo
  8. Mount Melville
  9. Mount Mitchell
  10. Mount Mogan
  11. Mount Morgan

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