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Cervin

American  
[ser-van] / sɛrˈvɛ̃ /

noun

  1. Mont French name of the Matterhorn.


Cervin British  
/ sɛrvɛ̃ /

noun

  1. the French name for Matterhorn

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Mr. Miskovitch, who had homes in Nice and Paris, is survived by his wife, Nita-Carol Cervin.

From New York Times • Jun. 27, 2013

One does not attempt the Cervin or the Jungfrau without the best men, and in my time there were not twenty, all told.

From The Silent Barrier by Tracy, Louis

I can remember well the advice that was given to me on the top of the Südlenzspitz to practise further on a few less formidable mountains before attacking the fascinating Mont Cervin itself.

From Above the Snow Line by Dent, Clinton Thomas

As a matter of fact the colour of dawn upon the rock of the Cervin is not truly a beautiful colour.

From A Tramp's Notebook by Roberts, Morley

This spur is one of the few points from which the mass of the Mont Cervin is in anywise approachable.

From The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3) by Ruskin, John