- Everest
- Everest mountain between Nepal and Tibet, named 1865 for Sir George Everest (1790-1866), surveyor-general of India. The Tibetan name is Chomolangma "mother goddess of the world."
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Everest
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Éverest — Everest Pour les articles homonymes, voir Everest (homonymie). Everest … Wikipédia en Français
Everest — steht für: Mount Everest, den höchsten Berg der Erde Everest (Software), ein Diagnose Programm von Lavalys Everest (Warenwirtschaftssystem), ein Warenwirtschaftssystem für Windows PCs Everest (Kansas), einen Ort in Kansas (USA) den Codenamen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
EVEREST — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Everest (homonymie). EVEREST … Wikipédia en Français
Everest — o Éverest Pico más elevado del Himalaya, que debe su nombre al topógrafo británico George Everest (1790 1866). Ambas grafías se consideran válidas: la esdrújula Éverest, por corresponder a la pronunciación etimológica: «Fue el primer escalador no … Diccionario panhispánico de dudas
Éverest — Everest o Éverest Pico más elevado del Himalaya, que debe su nombre al topógrafo británico George Everest (1790 1866). Ambas grafías se consideran válidas: la esdrújula Éverest, por corresponder a la pronunciación etimológica: «Fue el primer… … Diccionario panhispánico de dudas
Everest '82 — is an Canadian drama film miniseries directed by Graeme Campbell and written by Keith Ross Leckie. It aired in the fall of 2007 on CBC television and was produced by Alberta Filmworks. Plot Everest 82 tells the true story of the first Canadians… … Wikipedia
Everest — prop. n. the highest mountain in the world, situated in Nepal and Tibet; 29,028 feet high. proper name Note: Also used as a metaphor for a high mountain. Syn: Mount Everest, Mt. Everest. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Everest — Everest, KS U.S. city in Kansas Population (2000): 314 Housing Units (2000): 156 Land area (2000): 0.256036 sq. miles (0.663130 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.256036 sq. miles (0.663130 sq.… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Everest, KS — U.S. city in Kansas Population (2000): 314 Housing Units (2000): 156 Land area (2000): 0.256036 sq. miles (0.663130 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.256036 sq. miles (0.663130 sq. km) FIPS code … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Everest — (mont) sommet culminant du globe (8 846 m, ou, selon de nouv. cotes, 8 880 m), dans l Himalaya, à la frontière népalo tibétaine; vaincu en 1953 par le Néo Zélandais E. Hillary et le Sherpa Tensing. Il doit son nom à sir George Everest (1790 1866) … Encyclopédie Universelle
