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inselberg

American  
[in-suhl-burg, -zuhl-] / ˈɪn səlˌbɜrg, -zəl- /

noun

Physical Geography.

  1. monadnock.

inselberg British  
/ ˈɪnzəlˌbɜːɡ /

noun

  1. an isolated rocky hill rising abruptly from a flat plain

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Etymology

Origin of inselberg

1895–1900; < German, equivalent to Insel island + Berg mountain

Example Sentences

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Located in the Southern Region of Malawi, this jumble of mountains is an inselberg, or a lone peak that rises from plains — literally “island mountain” in German.

From New York Times • Nov. 15, 2022

We rested a night there and then got up early to head to a granite inselberg near Ambalavao, the last site we will visit before we make our way back to Antananarivo.

From New York Times • Dec. 17, 2010

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