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Matterhorn
Matterhorn (French: Mont Cervin; Italian: Monte Cervino), Italy‐Switzerland, USA Italy‐Switzerland: a mountain straddling the border between the two countries, the name is derived from the German Matte ‘meadow’ and Horn ‘horn’, the first word referring to the meadows at its base and the second to its curved peak. The Italian cervino ‘deer‐like’ conjures up a deer's antlers.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Matterhorn." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Matterhorn." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Matterhorn.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Matterhorn." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Matterhorn.html |
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Matterhorn
Matterhorn , Fr. Mont Cervin, Ital. Monte Cervino, peak, c.14,700 ft (4,480 m) high, in the Pennine Alps, on the Swiss-Italian border, near Zermatt. Its distinctive pyramidal peak was formed by the enlargement of several cirques. It was first scaled in 1865 by Edward Whymper, the English mountaineer. The nearby Matterjoch or Théodule , a pass (alt. 10,800 ft/3,292 m), links Italy with Switzerland. |
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"Matterhorn." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Matterhorn." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Matterho.html "Matterhorn." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Matterho.html |
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Matterhorn
Matterhorn (Monte Cervino) Mountain peak in Switzerland, in the Pennine Alps, on the Swiss-Italian border. It has a distinctive pyramidal peak formed from several cirques and was first climbed by English mountaineer Edward Whymper in 1865. Height: 4478m (14,691ft).
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"Matterhorn." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Matterhorn." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Matterhorn.html "Matterhorn." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Matterhorn.html |
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Matterhorn
Matterhorn a mountain in the Alps, on the border between Switzerland and Italy, first climbed in 1865 by the English mountaineer Edward Whymper. It may be taken as the type of a difficult and dangerous ascent.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Matterhorn." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Matterhorn." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Matterhorn.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Matterhorn." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Matterhorn.html |
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Matterhorn
Matterhorn •adorn, born, borne, bourn, Braun, brawn, corn, dawn, drawn, faun, fawn, forborne, forewarn, forlorn, freeborn, horn, lawn, lorn, morn, mourn, newborn, Norn, outworn, pawn, porn, prawn, Quorn, sawn, scorn, Sean, shorn, spawn, suborn, sworn, thorn, thrawn, torn, Vaughan, warn, withdrawn, worn, yawn
•airborne • Ayckbourn • seaborne
•Eastbourne • stillborn • highborn
•Osborne • winterbourne
•waterborne • firstborn • Apeldoorn
•althorn • hartshorn • leghorn
•greenhorn • bighorn • inkhorn
•tinhorn • foghorn • longhorn
•shorthorn • shoehorn • Flügelhorn
•bullhorn • alpenhorn • Matterhorn
•acorn • seedcorn • sweetcorn
•barleycorn • unicorn • Capricorn
•leprechaun • tricorne • einkorn
•popcorn • Runcorn • peppercorn
•lovelorn • frogspawn • wire-drawn
•wartorn • blackthorn • hawthorn
•careworn • time-worn • shopworn
•toilworn
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"Matterhorn." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Matterhorn." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Matterhorn.html "Matterhorn." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Matterhorn.html |
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