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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD EIGER

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PRONUNCIATION OF EIGER

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EIGER

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Eiger is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EIGER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Eiger

Eiger

The Eiger is a 3,970 metres mountain in the Bernese Alps in Switzerland. It is the easternmost peak of a ridge crest that extends across the Mönch to the Jungfrau at 4,158 m. The northern side of the mountain rises about 3,000 m above Grindelwald and other inhabited valleys of the Bernese Oberland, and the southern side faces the deeply glaciated region of the Jungfrau-Aletsch, covered by some of the largest glaciers in the Alps. The first ascent of the Eiger was made by Swiss guides Christian Almer and Peter Bohren and Irishman Charles Barrington, who climbed the west flank on August 11, 1858. The north face, 1,800 m , was first climbed in 1938 by an Austrian-German expedition and is one of the six great north faces of the Alps. Since 1935, at least sixty-four climbers have died attempting the north face, earning it the German nickname Mordwand, literally "murder wall" - a pun on its correct title of Nordwand. From Kleine Scheidegg a railway tunnel runs inside the Eiger, and two internal stations provide easy access to viewing-windows in the mountainside.

Definition of Eiger in the English dictionary

The definition of Eiger in the dictionary is a mountain in central Switzerland, in the Bernese Alps. Height: 3970 m.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EIGER

Eifel
Eiffel
Eiffel Tower
Eigen

WORDS THAT END LIKE EIGER

armiger
Bengal tiger
braunschweiger
claviger
Fibiger
garden tiger
Geiger
half tiger
Holliger
lamiger
liger
Niger
obliger
paper tiger
sabre-toothed tiger
Scaliger
Tasmanian tiger
Thesiger
tiger
veliger

Synonyms and antonyms of Eiger in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Eiger» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EIGER

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艾格峰
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Eiger
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Eiger
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Eiger
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ايجر
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Эйгер
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Eiger
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Eiger
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Eiger
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Eiger
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Eiger
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アイガー山
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아이거
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Eiger
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ஐஜெர்
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Eiger
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Eiger
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Eiger
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Eiger
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Ейгер
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Eiger
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Eiger
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Eiger
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Eiger
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Trends of use of Eiger

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EIGER»

The term «Eiger» is quite widely used and occupies the 47.804 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Eiger

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EIGER»

Discover the use of Eiger in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Eiger and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Eiger Dreams: Ventures Among Men and Mountains
In this collection, Krakauer writes of mountains from the memorable perspective of one who has himself struggled with solo madness to scale Alaska's notorious Devil's Thumb.
Jon Krakauer, 2009
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Eiger, the vertical arena
Anker, a sports and travel journalist, has gathered the work of 17 different climbers with first-hand knowledge of the Eiger to offer both historical and personal perspectives about the mountain. 179 photos, 112 in color.
Daniel Anker, 2000
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The Eiger Sanction: A Novel
The accumulating threads of suspicion, accusation, and evidence gradually knit themselves into a bizarre and death-defying climax in this exciting, entertaining novel that will keep readers on the edge of their seats until the last ...
Trevanian, 2005
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The Big Walls: From the North Face of the Eiger to the South ...
Thanks to Messner's contact with many of these new, young mountaineers, the book covers the latest information and pictures of these amazing big walls and ones yet to be mastered.
‎2001
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The Eiger Obsession: Facing the Mountain that Killed My Father
This is an unforgettable story about fathers and sons, climbers and mountains, and dreamers who dare to challenge the earth.
John Harlin, 2007
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The Complete Book of Breastfeeding
Provides information about nutrition and exercise, explains how lactation works, and offers advice to working mothers about breastfeeding.
Sally Wendkos Olds, Laura Marks, Marvin S. Eiger, 2010
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A Long Walk in the Alps: From the Eiger to the Matterhorn
Pete Buckley trades in the campervan for a pair of boots and a half price train ticket and sets off through Switzerland to journey from the Eiger to the Matterhorn.
Pete Buckley, 2008
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Anderl Heckmair: My Life, Eiger North Face, Grand Jorasses, ...
Anderl Heckmair: My Life is a fresh translation of thenewly expanded and updated classic memoir, My Life as aMountaineer.
Anderl Heckmair, 2002
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Advances in TNF Family Research: Proceedings of the 12th ...
Identification. and. Signaling. Mechanisms. of. Eiger. Drosophila provides a powerful genetic model for studying the in vivo regulation of biological processes, such as cell proliferation, cell differentiation, and cell death. In a large-scale ...
David Wallach, Andrew Kovalenko, Marc Feldmann, 2010
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Boys' Life
Through the telescope they saw the figure of a climber falling. It took a special kind of climber to do the Eiger north wall. You had to be strong as an ox, agile as a cat, steel- nerved, and have the endurance of a marathon runner. You had to be ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EIGER»

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This One's on the House
Guitarist Isaac Eiger looks up past the crowd to make sure the basement door is closed and keeping the room soundproofed before bassist ... «The Portland Mercury, Jul 15»
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Port of Rotterdam 'taking the lead' to develop LNG facilities
In June 2014, the shipping company Danser Group took the very first LNG-fuelled container-inland vessel into operation, the Eiger-Nordwand: ... «bunkerworld, Jul 15»
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The View from Mount Olympus
When I stood below the north face of the Eiger I was shocked by the massiveness of the wall. On Everest, Makalu, Dhaulagiri and Cho Oyu it ... «CounterPunch, Jul 15»
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Explore a life at the limits
... discovered the lost Arabian city of Ubar, climbed one of the world's toughest ascents (the dreaded north face of the Eiger) and conquered the ... «Aberdeen Press and Journal, Jul 15»
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Eiger Lab hands out entrepreneur award
Eiger Lab recently held its Fast Pitch event for small businesses and now it's honoring an entrepreneur with a brand new award. The Dale ... «WREX-TV, Jul 15»
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Provisions: Stuff and information for travel and recreation
The Eiger Trail, Eigergletscher to Grindelwald: A 7-hour out-and-back trek that starts at the train station at Eigergletscher and ascends to great ... «Sacramento Bee, Jun 15»
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Glastonbury 2015: 20 facts you need to know about this year's artists
Where Pharrell is falling like a rockfall down the north face of the Eiger. Photograph: Alamy. 14. In 2012, Mary J Blige was embroiled in a furore ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
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Adventure cameraman Keith Partridge on life through a lens
Saturday 27 June 2015. He has hung from a helicopter over the north face of the Eiger and abseiled down the Angel Falls in south America. «Herald Scotland, Jun 15»
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Clint Eastwood (Two Mules for Sister Sara/Joe Kidd/High Plains …
Eastwood's last Universal film for many years, The Eiger Sanction was another offbeat, challenging project for Eastwood, quite a contrast to the ... «DVD Talk, Jun 15»
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Extreme Eiger-Peter Gilman
The North Face of Mount Eiger is renowned as one of the most dangerous climbs in the Swiss Alps. All the way back in February 1966 – two ... «TodayFM, Jun 15»

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