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Ever since the morning of May 29, 1953, when Tenzing Norgay and I became the first climbers to step onto the summit of Mount Everest, I've been called a great adventurer.
Edmund Hillary

Meaning of "Tenzing Norgay" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TENZING NORGAY

Tenzing Norgay  [ˈtɛnsɪŋ ˈnɔːɡeɪ] play
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Tenzing Norgay is a noun.
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WHAT DOES TENZING NORGAY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Tenzing Norgay

Tenzing Norgay

Tenzing Norgay OSN GM, born Namgyal Wangdi and often referred to as Sherpa Tenzing, was a Nepalese Sherpa mountaineer. Among the most famous mountain climbers in history, he was one of the first two individuals known to have reached the summit of Mount Everest, which he accomplished with Edmund Hillary on 29 May 1953. He was named by Time as one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century.

Definition of Tenzing Norgay in the English dictionary

The definition of Tenzing Norgay in the dictionary is 1914–86, Nepalese mountaineer. With Sir Edmund Hillary, he was the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TENZING NORGAY


Adygei
ˈɑːdɪˌɡeɪ
Adyghe
ˈɑːdɪˌɡeɪ
antigay
ˌæntɪˈɡeɪ
Fotheringhay
ˈfɒðərɪŋˌɡeɪ
gay
ɡeɪ
Gaye
ɡeɪ
grege
ˈɡreɪɡeɪ
Haringey
ˈhærɪŋˌɡeɪ
Hiroshige
ˌhɪərəʊˈʃiːɡeɪ
Hwange
ˈhwæŋɡeɪ
lancegay
ˈlɑːnsˌɡeɪ
margay
ˈmɑːˌɡeɪ
merengue
məˈrɛŋɡeɪ
morgay
ˈmɔːɡeɪ
nongay
ˌnɒnˈɡeɪ
nosegay
ˈnəʊzˌɡeɪ
nuraghe
nʊˈrɑːɡeɪ
reggae
ˈrɛɡeɪ
tenge
tɛŋˈɡeɪ
wenge
ˈwɛnɡeɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TENZING NORGAY

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WORDS THAT END LIKE TENZING NORGAY

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Translator English - Chinese

丹增诺尔盖
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Tenzing Norgay
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Tenzing Norgay
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Translator English - Hindi

तेनजिंग नोर्गे
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Translator English - Arabic

تنزينج نورجاي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Тенцинг Норгей
278 millions of speakers

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Tenzing Norgay
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Translator English - Bengali

তেনজিং নরগারে
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Tenzing Norgay
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Tenzing Norgay
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Tenzing Norgay
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Translator English - Japanese

テンジン·ノルゲイ
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텐징 노르 게이
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Tenzing Norgay
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Tenzing Norgay
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Translator English - Tamil

டென்சிங் நோர்கே
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तेनिंग नोर्गे
75 millions of speakers

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Tenzing Norgay
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Tenzing Norgay
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Tenzing Norgay
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Translator English - Ukrainian

Тенцинг Норгей
40 millions of speakers

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Tenzing Norgay
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Tenzing Norgay
15 millions of speakers
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Tenzing Norgay
14 millions of speakers
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Tenzing Norgay
10 millions of speakers
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Tenzing Norgay
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Tenzing Norgay

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2 QUOTES WITH «TENZING NORGAY»

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Edmund Hillary
Ever since the morning of May 29, 1953, when Tenzing Norgay and I became the first climbers to step onto the summit of Mount Everest, I've been called a great adventurer.
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Sara Sheridan
We're all so digital, but the '50s was the era of watches you had to wind. When Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reached the summit of Everest in 1953, Hillary was equipped with a Rolex Oyster Perpetual.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TENZING NORGAY»

Discover the use of Tenzing Norgay in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Tenzing Norgay and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Tenzing: hero of Everest : a biography of Tenzing Norgay
A portrait in observance of the first Everest ascent's fiftieth anniversary follows the life of Tibetan-born Sherpa Tenzing Norgay, from his life as an illiterate yak herder to his relationship with Sir Edmund Hillary and his ...
Ed Douglas, 2003
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Conquering Everest: The Lives of Edmund Hillary and Tenzing ...
Tenzing Norgay was the son of poor Tibetan immigrants living in Nepal.
Lewis Helfand, 2011
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Tiger of the Snows: Tenzing Norgay: The Boy Whose Dream Was ...
In Tiger of the Snows, Robert Burleigh introduces young readers to one of the Far East's greatest heroes and tells the long-neglected story of a litle boy with an unimaginable dream, who refused to be daunted by the world's most daunting ...
Robert Burleigh, 2014
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Tenzing Norgay and the Sherpas of Everest
Coauthored by the grandson of mountaineer Tenzing Norgay, this is a highly visual and intimate look at a proud and enigmatic man and the mountain that shaped him. 100 photos.
Tashi Tenzing, 2003
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TENZING NORGAY:
According to the local custom, the Buddhist monk who came to bless the child changed that name and called him Tenzing Norgay. Tenzingmeans onewhodefendshisreligion. Norgay means rich or lucky.The parents were pleased. Kinzome ...
Sri M. Balaram, Prof. L. S. Seshagiri Rao, 2011
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Learning about Teamwork from the Lives of Sir Edmund Hillary ...
After coming down from the top of Mount Everest in 1 953, Tenzing Norgay started a climbing school in Darjeeing, India. Tenzing taught thousands of people about the joys and dangers of cimbing. In 1961, Edmund Hillary helped the Sherpas ...
Brenn Jones, 2002
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High Adventure
"With nimble words and a straightforward style, New Zealand mountaineering legend Hillary recollects the bravery and frustration, the agony and glory that marked his Everest odyssey.
Edmund Hillary, 1955
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Man of Everest - The Autobiography of Tenzing
We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
James Ramsey Ullman, 2011
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Indian Mountain Climbers: Tenzing Norgay, Nawang Gombu, ...
Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 63. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge.
Source Wikipedia, LLC Books, 2010
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Hillary and Norgay: To the Top of Mount Everest
After more than 20 years with HMI, Tenzing left to start his own tour company, called Tenzing Norgay Adventures, in 1978. The company organized tours, treks, and cruises around the world and is run by Tenzing's son today. Tenzing Norgay  ...
Heather Whipple, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TENZING NORGAY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Tenzing Norgay is used in the context of the following news items.
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New Horizons spots ice flows on Pluto's surface
Tenzing Norgay, his fellow climber, was already honored with a Plutonian range. The Hillary mountains are comparable in height to the Appalachian Mountains ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
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NASA names Pluto peaks after Tenzing Norgay
In a proud moment for India, NASA has informally named a region of icy mountains on Pluto after Tenzing Norgay, the Indian Sherpa who reached the summit of ... «New Kerala, Jul 15»
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New Horizons: Nasa names Pluto peaks after Tenzing Norgay
The peaks are now known, informally at least, as the Norgay Montes. Tenzing Norgay was the Sherpa guide for Sir Edmund Hillary when they conquered Mount ... «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
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Norgay scales new peaks, on Pluto
July 18: Tenzing Norgay has reached a new summit. Nasa has "informally" named a region of icy mountains on Pluto after the Indian who, along with New ... «Calcutta Telegraph, Jul 15»
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The Low-Profile Pair Who Conquered Everest
They became heroes for summiting the world's highest peak, but Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay were also, by all accounts, two of the world's most ... «TIME, May 15»
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Hillary and Tenzing's sons describe surviving the Everest avalanche
Peter Hillary and Jamling Tenzing Norgay, whose fathers sent a wave of excitement through the world when they scaled Everest for the first time, were on the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 15»
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Tenzing Norgay's Son Leads Women Trekkers To Safety
Ten Indian women trekkers, led to safety by Jamling -- the son of legendary mountaineer Tenzing Norgay -- in Kathmandu, are back in the Indian capital. «Huffington Post India, Apr 15»
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Watch Joey Bragg & Tenzing Norgay Trainor Reveal Their Bro Cave …
Parker (Tenzing Norgay Trainor) gets forcefully pulled out of the house tunnel in this exclusive new clip from this weekend's special Liv and Maddie. «Just Jared Jr., Jan 15»
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Jagat Singh to be conferred Tenzing Norgay Adventure award
NEW DELHI: Subedar Jagat Singh is all set to be conferred with the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure awards at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Friday for his ... «Times of India, Aug 14»
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Dhamey Tenzing Norgay & Curtis S. Chin: Everest loss underscores …
This May 29 should have been a day of commemoration, as Nepal and its Sherpa community marked the 100th anniversary of the birth of Tenzing Norgay ... «New Zealand Herald, Jun 14»

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