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Look up: Mountain

  1. Mountain
    Mountain is a township in Saline County Illinois, USA Mountain is a city in Pembina County North Dakota, USA
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  2. mountain
    [n] - a land mass that projects well above its surroundings
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. Mountain
    Moun'tain noun [ Middle English mountaine , montaine , French montagne , Late Latin montanea , montania , from Latin mons , montis , a mountain; confer montanus belonging to a mountain. See 1st Mount .] 1. A large mass of earth and rock, rising above the common level of the earth or adjacent land; earth and rock forming an is ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/M/107

  4. Mountain
    Moun'tain (moun'tĭn) adjective 1. Of or pertaining to a mountain or mountains; growing or living on a mountain; found on or peculiar to mountains; among mountains; as, a mountain torrent; mountain pines; mountain goats; mountain air; mountain howitzer. 2. Like a mountain; mountainous; vast; very great. « The high, the mountain
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/M/107

  5. mountain
    1. Of or pertaining to a mountain or mountains; growing or living on a mountain; found on or peculiar to mountains; among mountains; as, a mountain torrent; mountain pines; mountain goats; mountain air; mountain howitzer. ... 2. Like a mountain; mountainous; vast; very great. 'The high, the mountain majesty of worth. ... <zoology>' (Byron) Moun ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  6. mountain
    mount noun a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
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  7. mountain
    a landscape feature, often with a pointed or rugged top, the rises high above the surrounding area
    Found on http://www3.newberry.org/k12maps/glossar

  8. Mountain
    A `mountain` is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain in a limited area. A mountain is generally steeper than a `hill`, but there is no universally accepted standard definition for the height of a mountain or a hill although a mountain usually has an identifiable summit. Mountains cover 54% of Asia, 36% of North America, 25% of Europe, 22% of South America, 17% of Australia, and 3% of Africa. As a whole, 24% of the Earth's land ma...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain

  9. Mountain
    • (n.) A mountainlike mass; something of great bulk. • (a.) Of or pertaining to a mountain or mountains; growing or living on a mountain; found on or peculiar to mountains; among mountains; as, a mountain torrent; mountain pines; mountain goats; mountain air; mountain howitzer. • (n.) A large mass of earth and rock, rising above the ...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  10. mountain
    landform that rises prominently above its surroundings, generally exhibiting steep slopes, a relatively confined summit area, and considerable local ... [10 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/m/129

  11. mountain
    mountain 1. Abbreviated as, Mt. or Mtn.; a natural elevation of the earth's surface having considerable mass, generally steep sides, and a height greater than that of a hill. 2. A natural elevation of the earth's surface rising more or less abruptly to a summit, and attaining an altitude greater than that of a hill, usually greater than 2000 ft. (610 m). ...
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  12. mountain
    Mountain scene in the Himalayas. Credit: Michael Greenwell A landmass elevated substantially above its surroundings. The difference between a mountain and a hill is essentially one of size: the exact borderline is not clearly defined. Plateaus, or table-mountains, unlike most other mountains, ha...
    Found on http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedi

  13. mountain
    mountain, high land mass projecting conspicuously above its surroundings and usually of limited width at its summit. Although isolated mountains are not unusual, mountains commonly form ranges, comprising either a single complex ridge or a series of related ridges. A group of ranges closely related ...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A08342


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9 November 2009

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On 9 November 1989 the Berlin Wall was finally breached by jubilant Berliners , unifying a city that had been divided for over 30 years. The 28-mile (45 km) barrier dividing Germany's capital was built in 1961 to prevent East Berliners fleeing to the West, but as Communism in the Soviet Republic and Eastern Europe began to crumble, pressure mounted on the East German authorities to open the Berlin border. At midnight on 9th November East Germany's Communist rulers gave permission for gates along the Wall to be opened after hundreds of people converged on crossing points. They surged through cheering and shouting and were be met by jubilant West Berliners on the other side. read more

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