mountain

Syllables: moun·tain/ˈmaʊn.tɪn/

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Northumbria/ˈmuːn.tɪn/

mountain noun: 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.

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Noun (1)

mountain (countable and uncountable, plural mountains)

(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.
- Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
- We spent the weekend hiking in the mountains.
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mount
(countable) Something very large in size or quantity; a huge amount; a great heap.
- He was a real mountain of a man, standing seven feet tall.
- There's still a mountain of work to do.
(figuratively) A difficult task or challenge.
- Five minutes into the game the Black Cats were facing a mountain, partly because of West Brom's newly-found ruthlessness in front of goal but also as a result of the home side's defensive generosity.2011 October 1, Phil Dawkes, “Sunderland 2 - 2 West Brom”, in BBC Sport
(historical, uncountable) Wine from Malaga made from grapes that grow on a mountain.
- Called on Courtenay, with whom I walked to Hampstead Heath, and got into excellent spirits, enjoying fine fresh air; then dined with him tête-a-tête on mutton broth and mackerel and drank mountain and old port moderately.1785-1789, James Boswell, The English Experiment (diaries)
Synonyms:

barrow, berg, berry, pike
(countable, slang) A woman's large breast.
The twenty-first Lenormand card.

Proper noun capitalized: Mountain

Mountain (countable and uncountable, plural Mountains)

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).
(historical, obsolete) A huge province in the Cordilleras composed of the subprovinces of Apayao, Amburayan, Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga, and Lepanto-Bontoc.

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Mountain Province
(countable) A surname.
(historical, with-definite-article) The Montagnard party in the time of the French Revolution.

Noun (2) capitalized: Mountain

Mountain (plural Mountains)

A steam locomotive of the 4-8-2 wheel arrangement.
- Western Pacific wisely devoted its design energies to the articulateds which produced most of its gross, left the 4-6-0's that came with the road plus a few secondhand Florida East Coast Mountains for its sparse passenger service.1959, David P. Morgan, editor, Steam's Finest Hour, Kalmbach Publishing Co., page 106

mountain meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

mountain in Hindi

large mass of earth and rock: पहाड़ pahāṛ, पर्वत parvat, गिरि giri, पर्बत parbat, अचल acal, नग nag

mountain in Tamil

large mass of earth and rock: மலை malai, பெருங்குவியல் peruṅkuviyal

mountain in Marathi

large mass of earth and rock: पर्वत parvat, डोंगर ḍoṅgar

mountain in Urdu

large mass of earth and rock: پَہاڑ pahāṛ, پَرْوَت parvat, کوہ koh, جَبَل jabal

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mountain in Bengali: পর্বত porbot, পাহাড় pahaṛ
mountain in Telugu: పర్వతము parvatamu
mountain in Malayalam: പർവതം paṟvataṁ, മല mala
mountain in Kannada: ಗಿರಿ giri, ಪರ್ವತ parvata, ಬೆಟ್ಟ beṭṭa, ಮಲೆ
mountain in Punjabi: ਪਰਬਤ parbat, ਪਹਾੜ pahāṛ
mountain in Gujarati: પહાડ pahāḍ
mountain in Odia: ପର୍ବତ parbata
mountain in Sanskrit: गिरि giri, पर्वत parvata
mountain in Sinhala: කන්ද kanda
mountain in Assamese: পর্বত
mountain in Nepali: पहाड pahāḍ
mountain in Pashto: غر ğar
mountain in Tagalog: bundok
mountain in Arabic: جَبَل jabal, طُور ṭūr
mountain in Malay: gunung
mountain in Indonesian: gunung
mountain in Thai: ภู puu, เขา kǎo, ภูเขา puu-kǎo, ดอย dɔɔi
mountain in Vietnamese: núi
mountain in Myanmar: တောင် taung
Sindhi: جبل jabalu
Kashmiri: कॊह koh, कॏह kọh, کۆہ koh, کۄہ kọh

Examples of mountain in a sentence

We collected plant specimens from mountain meadows above 2000 meters.
Iraq says the mountain of documentation it has provided to the United Nations shows it is innocent of harbouring weapons of mass destruction.2002 December 9, “A Mountain of Lies?”, in The Economist:

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Synonyms of mountain

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Forms of mountain

Noun
plural	mountains
plural	Mountains
Proper noun
plural	Mountains

Plural of mountain: mountains

Origin of mountain

From Middle English mountayne, mountain, montaigne, from Anglo-Norman muntaine, muntaigne, from Early Medieval Latin montānia, a collective based on Latin montem (“mountain”), from Proto-Indo-European *monti (compare Welsh mynydd (“mountain”), Albanian mat (“bank, shore”), Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬙𐬌 (mati, “promontory”)), from *men- (“to project, stick out”). Displaced native English barrow (from Old English beorg) and down (from Old English dūn), and partially displaced non-native Old English munt, from Latin mōns (whence English mount).

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Questions about mountain

What does mountain mean?: Mountain means 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.
What is mountain in Hindi?: Mountain in Hindi is पहाड़ (pahāṛ), पर्वत (parvat), गिरि (giri). See Mountain meaning in Hindi.
How do you use mountain in a sentence?: We collected plant specimens from mountain meadows above 2000 meters.
What part of speech is mountain?: Mountain can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce mountain?: Mountain is pronounced /ˈmaʊn.tɪn/ (UK).
What is the plural of mountain?: The plural of mountain is mountains.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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