Kilimanjaro
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- proper noun
- /ˌkɪlɪmənˈdʒɑːroʊ/
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Kilimanjaro
- I've never climbed Kilimanjaro.
- Mount Kilimanjaro
- Mt. Kilimanjaro
- Kilimanjaro Region
People are like, oh man, just just made my way to top of Kilimanjaro.
- People are like, oh man, just just made my way to top of Kilimanjaro.
- I could get into good enough shape to climb Kilimanjaro if I put the work in every day for many years.
- And then we climbed Kilimanjaro and I came down with a stomach flu on on day three.
- And also in less than two weeks I will be climbing the tallest building, tallest building, tallest mountain in all of Africa, Mount Kilimanjaro.
- I was just in Greece, in Copenhagen, and then Tanzania, where, if you haven't already seen, I hiked Mount Kilimanjaro.
- Well, I liken it to climb in Mount Kilimanjaro.
- My son was really, I, I brought him, we claimed Kilimanjaro in June.
- First night sleeping on a tent in Mount Kilimanjaro.
Examples
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One hundred thirty-four years later, mighty Kilimanjaro shuddered as the long-dormant volcano within it came briefly to life.
Fiction book (1994) -
I'm leading this expedition and we're going to climb both peaks of Mount Kilimanjaro.
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I have been training for Kilimanjaro for months.
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I could get into good enough shape to climb Kilimanjaro if I put the work in every day for many years.
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Within a decade there will be more snow on Kilimanjaro.
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On our return to Kilimanjaro Airport, a sign catches my eye.
Academic text (2008) -
I thought he was climbing Mount Kilimanjaro.
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Every year, 15,000 people try to reach the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, and almost half fail in the attempt.
Academic text (2002) -
Mt. Kilimanjaro has less than 25 percent of the glacial area it had a century ago.
Academic text (2000) -
We celebrated our wedding on Kilimanjaro with colleagues and the local congregation.
Synonyms
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The highest mountain in Africa, in northeastern Tanzania, that rises to 5,895 meters
Compounds
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The highest mountain in Africa, in northeastern Tanzania, that rises to 5,895 meters
Surface Forms
Etymology
Kilimanjaro probably comes from local words: kilima means 'mountain' in Swahili and njaro likely means 'whiteness' in a nearby language. That's why a helpful way to remember it is 'white mountain', because of the snow on its top.