Kinchinjunga

[ kin-chin-joong-guh ]

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How to use Kinchinjunga in a sentence

  • This climb had told on him more than anything he had experienced on the cruel slopes of Kinchinjunga.

  • Clear against the blue sky the shining, ice-clad peaks of Kinchinjunga, a hundred miles away, towered high in air.

    The Elephant God | Gordon Casserly
  • K2 is not so massive a mountain as Kinchinjunga and Nanga Parbat.

    Kashmir | Sir Francis Edward Younghusband
  • There is no certainty that as he tops the ridge or turns the corner he will see Kinchinjunga in the full blaze of its glory.

    The Heart of Nature | Francis Younghusband
  • Perhaps because of the uncertainty of seeing Kinchinjunga the view when it is seen is all the more impressive.

    The Heart of Nature | Francis Younghusband

British Dictionary definitions for Kinchinjunga

Kinchinjunga

/ (ˌkɪntʃɪnˈdʒʌŋɡə) /


noun
  1. a variant of Kangchenjunga

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