Mount Kosciuszko

/maʊnt ˌkɒziˈɒskoʊ/

proper noun

A mountain in Australia; the highest peak in mainland Australia

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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Mount Kosciusko

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

Origin

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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Mount Kosciuszko. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mount%20Kosciuszko

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