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Jungfrau

American  
[yoong-frou] / ˈjʊŋˌfraʊ /

noun

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


Jungfrau British  
/ ˈjʊŋfrau /

noun

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

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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

I never get tired of the view over the city: on a clear day you can see all the way to the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau mountains in the Bernese Alps.

From The Guardian Sep. 2, 2019

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 Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

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