Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A mountain, 4,158 m (13,642 ft) high, in the Bernese Alps of south-central Switzerland. It was first scaled in 1811.
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- proper noun The highest mountain in the Bernese Alps,
Switzerland .
Etymologies
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Examples
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It may be worth noting here that Martin Luther used the word Jungfrau to translate ` almah, bethulah, and parthenos.
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Arrived at the foot of the mountain (the Jungfrau, that is, the Maiden); glaciers; torrents; one of these torrents _nine hundred feet_ in height of visible descent.
Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 3 (of 6) With His Letters and Journals Thomas Moore 1815
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In her prize-winning short story "Jungfrau", the politics are woven into the story of a complicated family: a distant father, a mother who throws herself into the lives of the underprivileged children she teaches, an aunt who throws everyone off balance, mesmerizing the young narrator with a sexuality the child only half understands - and half fears.
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"Jungfrau" is one of a series of related stories - in some cases the same events told from different perspectives - published as the collection "Moss".
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"Jungfrau" is part of a collection of stories the Cape Town-born
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The narrator of "Jungfrau" suggests some of the real-life children of anti-apartheid heroes who admire their parents, but also feel they lost their childhood to the cause.
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Mary Watson's "Jungfrau" explores family dynamics from the perspective of the young daughter of a committed teacher in late apartheid South Africa.
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I shall register and mail the other one (concerning the "Jungfrau") next
Complete Letters of Mark Twain Mark Twain 1872
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I shall register and mail the other one (concerning the "Jungfrau") next
Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 4 (1886-1900) Mark Twain 1872
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"I'm so full of happiness, that if Father was only here, I couldn't hold one drop more," said Beth, quite sighing with contentment as Jo carried her off to the study to rest after the excitement, and to refresh herself with some of the delicious grapes the 'Jungfrau' had sent her.
Little Women Louisa May Alcott 1860
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