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Kosciuszko

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/ ˌkɒsɪˈʌskəʊ /

noun

  1. a mountain in Australia, in SE New South Wales in the Australian Alps: the highest peak in Australia. Height: 2230 m (7316 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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The Kosciuszko Bridge and the third track of the Long Island Rail Road inspire pride.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Medical student Hadi Nazari went missing on Boxing Day after he wandered off to take photos during a hike with his friends in Kosciuszko National Park in the Snowy Mountains region.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2025

Only recently it was announced that aerial culling will be permitted at Kosciuszko National Park, with the aim to reduce the population size from over 18,000 horses down to 3,000 by 2027.

From Science Daily • Nov. 8, 2023

The finds seem to confirm academy officials’ theory that the box was left by cadets in 1828 or 1829, when the original monument, which honors Revolutionary War hero Thaddeus Kosciuszko, was completed.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 30, 2023

Learn a few words of Arabic and you’re the Tadeusz Kosciuszko of foreigners, perhaps worthy of enshrinement on the Corniche.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro

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