monadnock

Meaning

A hill or mountain standing isolated above a predominantly flat plain.

Synonyms

unaka

torso mountain

residual hill

relict mountain

Pronounced as (IPA)
/məˈnædˌnɒk/
Etymology

From the name of Mount Monadnock in New England, which derives from an Abenaki word, perhaps menonadenak, menonadenek (“smooth mountain”) or menadenak, menadenek (“isolated mountain”), from aden (“mountain”).

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