Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

Bernina

American  
[ber-nee-nuh, ber-nee-nah] / bərˈni nə, bɛrˈni nɑ /

noun

  1. a mountain in SE Switzerland, in the Rhaetian Alps. 13,295 feet (4,050 meters).


Bernina British  
/ berˈnina, bəˈniːnə /

noun

  1. a mountain in SE Switzerland, the highest peak of the Bernina Alps in the S Rhaetian Alps. Height: 4049 m (13 284 ft)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Karen’s Bernina sewing machine was struggling, so I disassembled the motor and turned down the commutator on the lathe.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

The attack took place at a daycare in the Bernina shopping centre on Berninastrasse.

From BBC • Oct. 1, 2024

Using hard X-rays at the Bernina experimental station, the team studied the motion of atoms within the lattice.

From Science Daily • Nov. 28, 2023

There are also virtual classes on such topics as jewelry-making and mastering the Bernina sewing machine.

From Washington Post • Apr. 12, 2021

The wine-carriers—Weinf�hrer, as they are called—first scaled the Bernina pass, halting then as now, perhaps at Poschiavo and Pontresina.

From Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, First Series by Brown, Horatio Robert Forbes

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "Bernina" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com