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- mount/maʊnt/To climb up onto something; to ascend; or a high hill/mountain.nounverbverb-intransitive+1B1
- mount carmel man/ˌmaʊnt ˈkɑːməl/A coastal mountain range in northern Israel, historically significant in multiple religions and associated with the Carmelite order.nounC1
- mount clemens/ˌmaʊnt ˈklɛm.ənz/A proper noun referring to a city in Macomb County, Michigan, United States.nounLow
- mount cook lily/ˌmaʊnt ˌkʊk ˈlɪli/A specific alpine plant species, Ranunculus lyallii, native to New Zealand, known for its large, glossy white flowers and distinctive circular leaves.nounLow (specialist/niche)
- mount desert island/ˌmaʊnt dɪˈzɜːt ˈaɪlənd/A specific island off the coast of Maine, USA, known for Acadia National Park.nounVery Low
- mount everest/ˌmaʊnt ˈev(ə)rɪst/The highest mountain on Earth, located in the Himalayas on the border between Nepal and Tibet.nounB2
- mount gambier/ˌmaʊnt ˈɡæm.bi.ər/A city in South Australia, named after the adjacent volcanic complex and mountain of the same name.nounVery Low (Proper Noun)
- mount isa/ˌmaʊnt ˈaɪ.zə/A city and local government area in north-west Queensland, Australia, known primarily for its large-scale mining operations.nounC1 (Low frequency, highly context-specific)
- mount lebanon/ˌmaʊnt ˈleb.ə.nən/A mountain range that runs parallel to the Mediterranean coast for most of Lebanon's length, a dominant geographical and historical feature of the country.nounLow
- mount mckinley national park/maʊnt məˈkɪnli ˈnæʃnəl pɑːk/A former U.S. national park in Alaska, created in 1917 to protect the area around the continent's highest peak, and later incorporated into Denali National Park and Preserve in 1980.nounLow (Specialist/Historical)
- mount pearl/ˌmaʊnt ˈpɜːl/A city in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, adjacent to the capital St. John's.nounVery Low (Geographical Proper Noun)
- mount pleasant/ˌmaʊnt ˈplez.ənt/A common toponym or place name; literally, a pleasant hill or elevated place.nounLow-Mid (as a proper noun/phrase). Common as a specific place name but not as a general vocabulary item.
- mount prospect/ˌmaʊnt ˈprɒs.pekt/A proper noun referring to a specific place name, most commonly a village in the US state of Illinois.nounVery Low
- mount rainier/ˌmaʊnt reɪˈnɪə/A specific dormant stratovolcano, the tallest mountain in the state of Washington, USA, named after Rear Admiral Peter Rainier.nounB2
- mount rainier national park/ˌmaʊnt reɪˈnɪə ˌnæʃ(ə)nəl ˈpɑːk/A U.S. national park in Washington state, centered on the massive stratovolcano Mount Rainier.nounLow in general discourse; higher in regional/touristic contexts.
- mount robson park/maʊnt ˈrɒbsən pɑːk/A provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, named after Mount Robson, the highest peak in the Canadian Rockies.nounLow
- mount shasta/ˌmaʊnt ˈʃæstə/A prominent, high-elevation volcanic peak located in Northern California, USA, in the Cascade Range.nounB2
- mount vernon/ˌmaʊnt ˈvɜː.nən/The plantation estate of George Washington, the first President of the United States, located in Virginia.nounLow
- mount washington/maʊnt ˈwɒʃɪŋtən/A prominent mountain in the northeastern United States.nounLow (Proper Noun, Geographic Feature)
- mount wilson observatory/ˌmaʊnt ˈwɪlsən əbˈzɜːvətri/An astronomical observatory located on Mount Wilson, California, USA, historically significant for major discoveries in 20th-century astrophysics.nounC2
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