monadnock

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A hill or mountain standing isolated above a predominantly flat plain.

Pronunciation

/məˈnædˌnɒk/

Word forms

monadnock monadnocks

Etymology

From the name of Mount Monadnock in New England, which derives from an Abenaki word, perhaps menonadenak, menonadenek (“smooth mountain”) or menadenak, menadenek (“isolated mountain”), from aden (“mountain”).

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