Zhumulangma

Proper noun

Zhumulangma

1. Synonym of Mount Everest: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.
   • China’s mountains include the world’s highest peak —Zhumulangma (Mount Everest) at 29,028 feet— and the country embraces one of the world’s low points, the Turfan Depression, 426 feet below sea level.1975, “China”, in Sunset Travel Guide to the Orient: Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, China, Menlo Park, Cali.: Lane Publishing, published 1977, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 174, column 1
   • Of course, much higher mean wind speeds can be expected at the tops of the great mountains (e.g., Zhumulangma) although, unfortunately, no observational records are available.1992, Jiacheng Zhang, Zhiguang Lin, “Wind Velocity”, in Ding Tan, transl., Climate of China, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 198

   Synonyms:

   Mount Everest