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Definition of Mount Kilimanjaro

1. Noun. The highest peak in Africa; located in northeastern Tanzania; 19,340 feet high.

Definition of Mount Kilimanjaro

1. Proper noun. A mountain in northeastern Tanzania; the highest peak in Africa ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

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Literary usage of Mount Kilimanjaro

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The New York Times Current History (1917)
"The Usambara railway approaches the southern slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro on the German side of the frontier. These border railways, being dominant strategic ..."

2. Nature's Strongholds: The World's Great Wildlife Reserves by Laura Riley, William Riley (2005)
"Mount Kilimanjaro NATIONAL PARK Members of London's Geographical Society doubted at first that a snowy peak like Kilimanjaro (the name means "shining ..."

3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1884)
"It will be remembered that Mr. Thomson left England in the end of the year 1882; his object being to proceed by Mount Kilimanjaro to the almost unknown ..."

4. The Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"South-east of Mount Kilimanjaro are the Pare Mountains and Usambara highlands, separated from the coast by a comparatively narrow strip of plain. ..."

5. Daily Geography Practice: Student Practice Books by Evan-Moor Educational Publishers (2007)
"Also, find out how high Mount Kilimanjaro is and label its height on the map. Use an atlas or other resource to help you. ..."

6. Kenya by Eva Ambros (1999)
"Towering up between them is Mount Kilimanjaro, which, of course, ... Preceding pages: Herd of giraffes before the massive hulk of Mount Kilimanjaro. ..."

7. Proceedings by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain), Norton Shaw, Francis Galton, William Spottiswoode, Clements Robert Markham, Henry Walter Bates, John Scott Keltie (1884)
"New Expedition to Mount Kilimanjaro.—Mr. HH Johnston has accepted the mission to explore Mount Kilimanjaro, promoted by the Council of the British ..."

8. The New York Times Current History (1917)
"The Usambara railway approaches the southern slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro on the German side of the frontier. These border railways, being dominant strategic ..."

9. Nature's Strongholds: The World's Great Wildlife Reserves by Laura Riley, William Riley (2005)
"Mount Kilimanjaro NATIONAL PARK Members of London's Geographical Society doubted at first that a snowy peak like Kilimanjaro (the name means "shining ..."

10. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1884)
"It will be remembered that Mr. Thomson left England in the end of the year 1882; his object being to proceed by Mount Kilimanjaro to the almost unknown ..."

11. The Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"South-east of Mount Kilimanjaro are the Pare Mountains and Usambara highlands, separated from the coast by a comparatively narrow strip of plain. ..."

12. Daily Geography Practice: Student Practice Books by Evan-Moor Educational Publishers (2007)
"Also, find out how high Mount Kilimanjaro is and label its height on the map. Use an atlas or other resource to help you. ..."

13. Kenya by Eva Ambros (1999)
"Towering up between them is Mount Kilimanjaro, which, of course, ... Preceding pages: Herd of giraffes before the massive hulk of Mount Kilimanjaro. ..."

14. Proceedings by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain), Norton Shaw, Francis Galton, William Spottiswoode, Clements Robert Markham, Henry Walter Bates, John Scott Keltie (1884)
"New Expedition to Mount Kilimanjaro.—Mr. HH Johnston has accepted the mission to explore Mount Kilimanjaro, promoted by the Council of the British ..."

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