Rigi

American  

[ree-gee] / ˈri gi /

noun

1. a mountain in central Switzerland, near the Lake of Lucerne. 5,906 feet (1,800 meters).

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Rigi British  

/ ˈriːɡɪ /

noun

1. a mountain in the Alps of N central Switzerland, between Lakes Lucerne, Zug, and Lauerz

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Example Sentences

The video drew almost 8,300 views, and Rigi ran for student government president in 2021.

From Salon • Jun. 29, 2022

A temporary bar has just been placed on Turner’s watercolour The Dark Rigi, the Lake of Lucerne, valued at £10m.

From The Guardian • Aug. 14, 2019

Baedeker was already able to state, in that early guide to Switzerland, that places like the Rigi, the Brünig and the Scheideck were on ‘‘beaten tracks.’’

From New York Times • Sep. 23, 2015

Almost half of the foreign visitors to Mount Rigi come from China following an advertising campaign there, and the number is growing.

From BBC • Aug. 28, 2015

I once went with two ladies to ascend the Rigi in Switzerland, in order to see the sun rise.

From What a Young Woman Ought to Know by Wood-Allen, Mary