English Explanatory Dictionary

Mount Kosciuszko

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A mountain in Australia; the highest peak in mainland Australia

Pronunciation

/maʊnt ˌkɒziˈɒskoʊ/

Word forms

Mount Kosciuszko Mount Kosciusko

Etymology

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

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