Eiger
English
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- A mountain in the Bernese Alps, Switzerland.
- 1960 December, Voyageur, “The Mountain Railways of the Bernese Oberland”, in Trains Illustrated, page 754:
- It is this stretch which provides what is perhaps the most staggering scenic prospect of all; the impression made on the mind by the overwhelming height of the Eiger, towering over the train, is almost impossible to describe.
Etymology 2
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Pronunciation
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editEiger m (proper noun, strong, genitive Eigers)
- Eiger (a mountain in Switzerland).
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