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Cervin

American  
[ser-van] / sɛrˈvɛ̃ /

noun

  1. Mont French name of the Matterhorn.


Cervin British  
/ sɛrvɛ̃ /

noun

  1. the French name for Matterhorn

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Mr. Miskovitch, who had homes in Nice and Paris, is survived by his wife, Nita-Carol Cervin.

From New York Times • Jun. 27, 2013

Monte Rosa and the Cervin alone still rose above us, but soon we should overlook them in our turn.

From A Winter Amid the Ice and Other Thrilling Stories by Verne, Jules

Du reste, les roches du Cervin montrent partout des exemples fort instructifs de passages graduels d’une structure à l’autre, résultant du métamorphisme plus ou moins avancé.

From The Ascent of the Matterhorn by Whymper, Edward

This spur is one of the few points from which the mass of the Mont Cervin is in anywise approachable.

From The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3) by Ruskin, John

We followed the Théodule path for some time, but quitted it when it bore away to the east, and kept straight on until we struck the moraine of the Mont Cervin glacier.

From The Ascent of the Matterhorn by Whymper, Edward