Matterhorn
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Mat·ter·horn
(măt′ər-hôrn′, mä′tər-) A mountain, 4,478 m (14,692 ft) high, in the Pennine Alps on the Italian-Swiss border. It was first scaled in 1865.
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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
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Mat•ter•horn
(ˈmæt ərˌhɔrn)n.
a mountain on the border of Switzerland and Italy, in the Pennine Alps. 14,780 ft. (4505 m). French, Mont Cervin.
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