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two-thousander

two-thousander noun: any mountain on Earth that extends more than 2,000 metres (6,562 ft) but less than 3,000 metres (9,843 ft) above sea level.

Noun

two-thousander (plural two-thousanders)

  1. Any mountain on Earth that extends more than 2,000 metres (6,562 ft) but less than 3,000 metres (9,843 ft) above sea level.
    • The top highest mountains we have in the country are all two-thousanders, concentrations are in the Cordilleras, Mindoro Island, Panay Island, Negros Island, and of course, the mountain ranges in Mindanao. And more often than not, the highest mountain per region (16 Regions in total, NCR excluded)...2014 February 27, Ivan Lakwatsero, “The Two-Thousanders of the Philippines”, in Ivan Lakwatsero, archived from the original on 08 Jul 2024

Forms of two-thousander

pluraltwo-thousanders

Origin of two-thousander

From two thousand + -er.

Questions about two-thousander

What does two-thousander mean?
Two-thousander means any mountain on Earth that extends more than 2,000 metres (6,562 ft) but less than 3,000 metres (9,843 ft) above sea level.
What part of speech is two-thousander?
Two-thousander is a noun.
What is the plural of two-thousander?
The plural of two-thousander is two-thousanders.

Words near two-thousander in the dictionary

  1. two-tapped
  2. two-tapping
  3. two-taps
  4. two-third
  5. two-thirds
  6. two-thousander
  7. two-thousanders
  8. two-thousandsies
  9. two-thousandth
  10. two-thousandths
  11. two-throw

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