Mont Blanc

American  

[mawn blahn] / mɔ̃ ˈblɑ̃ /

noun

1. a mountain in SE France, near the Italian border: highest peak of the Alps, 15,781 feet (4,810 meters).

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Mont Blanc British  

/ mɔ̃ blɑ̃ /

noun

1. Italian name: Monte Bianco.  a massif in SW Europe, mainly between France and Italy: the highest mountain in the Alps; beneath it is Mont Blanc Tunnel , 12 km (7.5 miles) long. Highest peak (in France): 4807 m (15 771 ft)

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Mont Blanc Cultural  

1. Mountain in the Alps, on the border between France and Italy, southeast of Geneva, Switzerland.

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It is the highest peak in France and one of the highest in Europe.

Example Sentences

Alongside his own survey of Mont Blanc published in a monumental chromolithograph is his modest diagram of its underlying crystalline structure, as if it were a faceted gem.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

“I just tried some foreign Mont Blanc Kit Kats from Japan, delicious. If I’m going chocolate, I’m going Kit Kat, straight from the freezer. For candy, I’m all about sour—Sour Skittles, Warheads.”

From Salon • Apr. 20, 2025

Across Europe, inn-to-inn hiking is popular: the Cotswolds in England, the Dolomites in Italy, the Tour du Mont Blanc across France, Switzerland and Italy are all trod by thousands every year.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2024

It is contested in the same week as the most famous trail running race of all - the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc - and, in terms of prestige, is considered just one rung below.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2024

If you have learnt that Mont Blanc is 4000 metres high, if you have looked it up on the map, you say you know it.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton