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" In high school, I went to a place called the Mountain School. It's on a farm in Vermont, and I read Emerson and Thoreau and ran around the woods. Now I go hiking with a bunch of my comedy buddies. We talk about our emotions. I also do a lot of writing on hikes, just to get the blood flowing and the ideas moving."
Nick Kroll

Meaning of "the Mountain" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF THE MOUNTAIN

the Mountain


WHAT DOES THE MOUNTAIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

The Mountain

The Mountain was a political group during the French Revolution whose members, called Montagnards, sat on the highest benches in the Assembly. They were the most radical group and opposed the Girondists. The term, which was first used during a session of the Legislative Assembly, came into general use in 1793. Led by Maximilien Robespierre, the Montagnards unleashed the Reign of Terror in 1794.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THE MOUNTAIN

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WORDS THAT END LIKE THE MOUNTAIN

Black Mountain · Britain · cat-o´-mountain · contain · drinking fountain · fountain · intermountain · maintain · man-mountain · mountain · plantain · quintain · snow-on-the-mountain · Snowy Mountain · soda fountain · Sugar Loaf Mountain · Table Mountain · the Black Mountain · water fountain · water plantain · Welsh Mountain

Synonyms and antonyms of the Mountain in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «the Mountain» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THE MOUNTAIN

Find out the translation of the Mountain to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of the Mountain from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «the Mountain» in English.
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Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

la Montaña
570 millions of speakers
en

English

the Mountain
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

माउंटेन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الجبل
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

Горный
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

Montanha
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

পর্বত
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

la Montagne
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Gunung
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

der Berg
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

マウンテン
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Ing Gunung
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

núi
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

மலை
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

माऊंटन
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

dağ
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

Montagna
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

Góry
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

гірський
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

Munte
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

το βουνό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

die Mountain
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Mountain
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Mountain
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of the Mountain

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THE MOUNTAIN»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of the Mountain
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «the Mountain».

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

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3 QUOTES WITH «THE MOUNTAIN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word the Mountain.
1
Claire Coffee
I was five when I did my first show with the Mountain Play Theatre company in Marin County. I started young, and since no one in my family was involved in the industry in any way shape or form, I think everyone thought I'd do a few plays and that would be it. But then I kept doing it.
2
John Darnielle
I was writing poetry, and the Mountain Goats was an outgrowth of that.
3
Nick Kroll
In high school, I went to a place called the Mountain School. It's on a farm in Vermont, and I read Emerson and Thoreau and ran around the woods. Now I go hiking with a bunch of my comedy buddies. We talk about our emotions. I also do a lot of writing on hikes, just to get the blood flowing and the ideas moving.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THE MOUNTAIN»

Discover the use of the Mountain in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to the Mountain and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Beyond the Mountain
Steve is an accomplished and spellbinding storyteller in the tradition of Maurice Herzog and Lionel Terray. Beyond the Mountain is a gripping read – already a mountain classic.
Steve House, Reinhold Messner, 2012
2
My side of the mountain
Written in the form of a diary, this story relates the days of a young boy in the Catskill Mountains.
Jean Craighead, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1993
3
Lessons from the Mountain
--Alison Arngrim, New York Times Best Selling Author of "Confessions of A Prairie Bitch""Mary is a whole lot more than Erin on The Waltons. This book shows how she''s handled all the highs and lows with grace." --George Clooney
Mary McDonough, 2011
4
Go tell it on the mountain : [a novel]
This novel of Black life in America is written with an impartial attitude <
James Baldwin, 1985
5
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
Inspired by these stories, Minli sets off on an extraordinary journey to find the Old Man on the Moon to ask him how she can change her family's fortune.
Grace Lin, 2009
6
Master of the Mountain: Thomas Jefferson and His Slaves
The pursuit of happiness had been badly distorted, and an oligarchy was getting very rich. Is this the quintessential American story?
Henry Wiencek, 2012
7
Colors of the Mountain
Da Chen's story is both captivating and endearing, filled with the universal human quality that distinguishes the very best memoirs. It proves once again that the concerns of childhood transcend time and place. From the Hardcover edition.
Da Chen, 2003
8
The Bear Went Over the Mountain: Soviet Combat Tactics in ...
This book will also be of interest to the historian and general reader, who will discover that advances in technology have had little impact on this kind of war, and that many of the same tactics the British Army used on the Northwest ...
Lester W. Grau, 1996
9
In the Shadow of the Mountain
Clare Newton, a journalist, travels to Switzerland to bring home the body of her grandfather, which has appeared from the bottom of a glacier 74 years after a climbing accident.
Helen Naylor, 1999
10
The Mountain of Silence: A Search for Orthodox Spirituality
In his new book, Markides follows Father Maximos, one of Mount Athos’s monks, to the troubled island of Cyprus. As Father Maximos establishes churches, convents, and monasteries in this deeply divided land, Markides is a
Kyriacos C. Markides, 2002

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THE MOUNTAIN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term the Mountain is used in the context of the following news items.
1
4 fined, released for naked photos on top of Malaysia's Mount …
The mountain is considered sacred in Malaysia. They had pleaded guilty to "committing an obscene act." CNN has verified the identity of the two Canadians as ... «CNN, Jun 15»
2
Tahoe mountain guide weighs options on Mt. Everest
In a phone interview from the team's base camp on the north side of the mountain, Ballinger said they are weighing their options as they await word on whether ... «KCRA Sacramento, Apr 15»
3
Mountain Lion That Hid Out Under LA Home Appears To Have Left
Updated at 1:02 p.m. ET. The mountain lion who spent Monday night under a Los Angeles home despite authorities' best efforts to dislodge him appears to have ... «NPR, Apr 15»
4
South African firefighters battle blaze on Cape Town mountains
Dense, dark smoke can still be seen rising from the mountain. Roads in the area have been closed because of poor visibility. Four helicopters are on the scene, ... «BBC News, Mar 15»
5
Game Of Thrones (newbies): “The Mountain And The Viper”
The Mountain just cracked open Oberyn Martell's head like a coconut. Or, in more thematically appropriate terms, he smashed it like his hands were rocks and ... «A.V. Club Austin, Jun 14»
6
Colby Fire continues to smolder; Mountain Cove evacuations lifted
Residents of the Mountain Cove neighborhood of Azusa — the only neighborhood still under evacuation orders Saturday — were advised they could return to ... «San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Jan 14»
REFERENCE
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