Zhumulangma
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 Synonym of Mount Everest: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.
"China’s mountains include the world’s highest peak —Zhumulangma (Mount Everest) at 29,028 feet— and the country embraces one of the world’s low points, the Turfan Depression, 426 feet below sea level."
Example
More examples"China’s mountains include the world’s highest peak —Zhumulangma (Mount Everest) at 29,028 feet— and the country embraces one of the world’s low points, the Turfan Depression, 426 feet below sea level."
Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 珠穆朗瑪峰 /珠穆朗玛峰 (Zhūmùlǎngmǎ Fēng), from Tibetan ཇོ་མོ་གླང་མ (jo mo glang ma), Chomolungma.
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