Jungfrau

American  

[yoong-frou] / ˈyʊŋˌfraʊ /

noun

1. a mountain in S Switzerland, in the Bernese Alps. 13,668 feet (4,166 meters).

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Jungfrau British  

/ ˈjʊŋfrau /

noun

1. a mountain in S Switzerland, in the Bernese Alps south of Interlaken. Height: 4158 m (13 642 ft)

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Example Sentences

Walk in the shadow of the nation’s trio of iconic peaks, Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau.

From National Geographic

Urs Kessler, who runs Jungfrau Railways, a train that takes tourists up the highest mountain in Switzerland, was excited for the return of Chinese tourists after COVID-19 restrictions were lifted late last year.

From Reuters

Urs Kessler, who runs Jungfrau Railways, a train that takes tourists up the highest mountain in Switzerland, was excited for the return of Chinese tourists after COVID-19 restrictions were lifted late last year.

From Reuters

“I’m so full of happiness, that if Father was only here, I couldn’t hold one drop more,” said Beth, quite sighing with contentment as Jo carried her off to the study to rest after the excitement, and to refresh herself with some of the delicious grapes the ‘Jungfrau’ had sent her.

From Literature

To speed access, Jungfrau Railways invested 470 million Swiss francs in a new cable car inaugurated in December.

From Reuters