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mountain

Definition for mountain

noun as in very large hill

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In several high-lying inhabited areas, however, the persistent rains washed away mountain sides that spilled downhill as landslides.

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María Salas, 49, lost five members of her family when their home collapsed in Huauchinango, a town in the mountains in the north of Puebla state.

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Greenland is melting, the Alps are melting and the Himalayas are melting -- yet in one vast mountain region, huge glaciers have remained stable, or even gained mass, in recent decades.

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For Azedy, the downside of the trade deals -- mountains of discarded clothes piling up in dumpsites -- is a treasure trove for his creative eye.

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Victory in India would take her to the summit of her final mountain.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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