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Mount Rainier

/ˌmaʊnt ɹeɪˈniə(ɹ)/

Mount Rainier proper noun: a large active stratovolcano in the Cascade Range.

mount rainier: a large active stratovolcano in the Cascade Range
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Proper noun

Mount Rainier

  1. A large active stratovolcano in the Cascade Range.
    • She knew Mount Rainier would blow up one day, maybe soon, maybe in ten thousand years.2020, Patrick Ness, Burn, Walker Books Ltd (2021), page 274
    Synonyms:
    Tahoma, Tacoma

Synonyms of Mount Rainier

Origin of Mount Rainier

Named after Peter Rainier (1741–1808).

Questions about Mount Rainier

What does Mount Rainier mean?
Mount Rainier means a large active stratovolcano in the Cascade Range.
What part of speech is Mount Rainier?
Mount Rainier is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Mount Rainier?
Mount Rainier is pronounced /ˌmaʊnt ɹeɪˈniə(ɹ)/.

Words near Mount Rainier in the dictionary

  1. mount points
  2. Mount Pritchard
  3. Mount Prospect
  4. Mount Putuo
  5. Mount Ragged poison
  6. Mount Rainier
  7. Mount Rankin
  8. Mount Remarkable
  9. Mount Richmond
  10. Mount Riverview
  11. Mount Roland

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