muntanja

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Maltese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sicilian muntagna, from Early Medieval Latin montānia, a collective based on Latin montem.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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muntanja f (plural muntanji)

  1. mountain (large mass of earth and rock)
    Synonym: ġebel (now chiefly in placenames or in the plural)
  2. mountain (large amount)
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