two-thousander

noun

Any mountain on Earth that extends more than 2,000 metres (6,562 ft) but less than 3,000 metres (9,843 ft) above sea level.

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Meanings

nountwo-thousander (plural two-thousanders)

plural two-thousanders

  1. Any mountain on Earth that extends more than 2,000 metres (6,562 ft) but less than 3,000 metres (9,843 ft) above sea level.
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    The top highest mountains we have in the country are all two-thousanders, concentrations are in the Cordilleras, Mindoro Island, Panay Island, Negros Island, and of course, the mountain ranges in Mindanao. And more often than not, the highest mountain per region (16 Regions in total, NCR excluded) is a two-thousander.

    2014 February 27, Ivan Lakwatsero, “The Two-Thousanders of the Philippines”, in Ivan Lakwatsero, archived from the original on 08 Jul 2024

Origin

From two thousand + -er.

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