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 • Apr. 18, 2023

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 • Mar. 20, 2023

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

From Reuters • Jul. 2, 2021

Kloke has tightened the long and complicated "Paris scene" – featuring a casino, an acrobat, the collapse of Jungfrau Railway shares and a good deal more.

From The Guardian • Feb. 17, 2013

I could not write more to you early this morning; I was most reluctant to leave the Jungfrau.

From Letters of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy from Italy and Switzerland by Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix