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Everest

[ ev-er-ist, ev-rist ]
/ ˈɛv ər ɪst, ˈɛv rɪst /
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noun
Mount, a mountain in S Asia, on the boundary between Nepal and Tibet, in the Himalayas: the highest mountain in the world. 29,028 feet (8,848 meters).
high point; summit: The book is an Everest in the field of historical scholarship.
a male given name.
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British Dictionary definitions for Everest

Everest
/ (ˈɛvərɪst) /

noun
Mount Everest a mountain in S Asia on the border between Nepal and Tibet, in the Himalayas: the highest mountain in the world; first climbed by members of a British-led expedition (1953). Height: established as 8848 m (29 028 ft) for many years, but the latest of a series of more recent reassessments (in 1999), not currently accepted by all authorities or by either of the controlling governments, puts it at 8850 m (29 035 ft)Nepalese name: Sagarmatha Chinese names: Qomolangma, Chomolungma
any high point of ambition or achievement

Word Origin for Everest

C19: named after Sir G. Everest (1790–1866), Surveyor-General of India
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