Mount kosciuszko
/maʊnt ˌkɒziˈɒskoʊ/ name
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- 1 A mountain in Australia; the highest peak in mainland Australia
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The mountain was named by the Polish explorer Paweł Edmund Strzelecki in 1840, in honour of Polish freedom fighter General Tadeusz Kościuszko, because of its perceived resemblance to the Kościuszko Mound in Kraków, Poland