Kilimanjaro
pronunciation
How to pronounce Kilimanjaro in British English:
UK [ˈkilimənˈdʒɑ:rəu]
How to pronounce Kilimanjaro in American English:
US [ˌkɪləmənˈdʒɑro]
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- Noun:
- the highest peak in Africa; located in northeastern Tanzania; 19,340 feet high
Word Origin
- Kilimanjaro
- mountain in Africa, from Swahili, literally "mountain of the god of cold," from kilima "mountain" + njaro "god of cold."
Example
- 1. Previous studies of kilimanjaro 's glaciers have relied on aerial photographs to measure the rate of the retreating ice .
- 2. And that may well be what 's happening at kilimanjaro .
- 3. And so to say that that kilimanjaro is not responding to global climate change is untrue .
- 4. For now , mr. oster , who prefers kilimanjaro brand coffee , is continuing with his normal consumption of a cup of kilimanjaro a day .
- 5. They found that the total area of kilimanjaro 's ice fields had shrunk by nearly 85 % between 1912 and 2007 .