(n)a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal; the highest mountain peak in the world (29, 028 feet high), Syn.Mount Everest, Mt. Everest
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prop. n. the highest mountain in the world, situated in Nepal and Tibet; 29, 028 feet high. proper name Also used as a metaphor for a high mountain. Syn. -- Mount Everest, Mt. Everest. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
[额菲尔士 / 額菲爾士, É fēi ěr shì, ㄜˊ ㄈㄟ ㄦˇ ㄕˋ]Everest (name); Colonel Sir George Everest (1790-1866), British Surveyor-General of India 1830-1843; transliteration refers to Mt Everest 珠穆朗瑪峰|珠穆朗玛峰, Mt Chomolungma or Qomolangma (Tibetan); Nepalese: Sagarmatha[Add to Longdo]