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Matterhorn

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Mat·ter·horn  (mtr-hôrn, mätr-)
A mountain, 4,481.1 m (14,692 ft) high, in the Pennine Alps on the Italian-Swiss border. It was first scaled in 1865.
Matterhorn [ˈmætəˌhɔːn]
n
(Placename) a mountain on the border between Italy and Switzerland, in the Pennine Alps. Height: 4477 m (14 688 ft.) French name Mont Cervin Italian name Monte Cervino [ˈmonte tʃerˈviːno]
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Noun1.MatterhornMatterhorn - a mountain in the Alps on the border between Switzerland and Italy (14,780 feet high); noted for its distinctive shape
Italia, Italian Republic, Italy - a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
Schweiz, Suisse, Svizzera, Swiss Confederation, Switzerland - a landlocked federal republic in central Europe
Alps, the Alps - a large mountain system in south-central Europe; scenic beauty and winter sports make them a popular tourist attraction
Translations
Matterhorn [ˈmætəˌhɔːn] n the Matterhorn → il Cervino
Matterhorn [ˈmætəˌhɔːn] n the Matterhorn → il Cervino


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They seemed actually suspended from the dark vault of heaven, and their gentle light shed a fairylike gleam over the snow-fields around the foot of the Matterhorn, which raised its stupendous pinnacle on high, penetrating to the heart of the Great Bear, and crowning itself with a diadem of his magnificent stars.
A Tramp Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
In precisely the same spirit as a man may debate a project to ascend the Matterhorn or to cross Africa, John considered Alan's proposal, and, greatly daring, accepted it.
Tales and Fantasies by Stevenson, Robert Louis View in context
Observe how we will turn this seeming disaster into an advertisement; an advertisement for our soap; and the biggest one, to draw, that was ever thought of; an advertisement that will transform that Mount Washing- ton defeat into a Matterhorn victory.
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