Berg vs Mountain - What's the difference?
berg | mountain |
Mountain, a large mass or hill.
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An iceberg.
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A large mass of earth and rock, rising above the common level of the earth or adjacent land, usually given by geographers as above 1000 feet in height (or 304.8 metres), though such masses may still be described as hills in comparison with larger mountains.
A large amount.
(figuratively) A difficult task or challenge.
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As nouns the difference between berg and mountain
is that berg is mountain, a large mass or hill while mountain is a large mass of earth and rock, rising above the common level of the earth or adjacent land, usually given by geographers as above 1000 feet in height (or 304.8 metres), though such masses may still be described as hills in comparison with larger mountains.As a proper noun Berg
is a place name, notably of.berg
English
Noun
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References
(Webster 1913)Anagrams
* ----mountain
English
Noun
(en noun)- Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
- We spent the weekend hiking in the mountains .
- There's still a mountain of work to do.
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