(place) Mountain in NE Tanzania: highest mountain in Africa: 19,340 ft (5,895 m)
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Origin of kilimanjaro
Unclear, but most likely from Swahilikilima (“hill”) + njaro.
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Kilimanjaro Sentence Examples
The Kilimanjaro region is said to enjoy immunity.
South-east of Mount Kilimanjaro are the Pare Mountains and Usambara highlands, separated from the coast by a comparatively narrow strip of plain.
At no great distance east of this rift-valley are Kilimanjaro - with its two peaks Kibo and Mawenzi, the former 19,321 ft., and the culminating point of the whole continent - and Kenya (17,007 ft.).
North-west of Kilimanjaro is a sheet of water known as the Natron Lake from the mineral alkali it contains.
Kilimanjaro has a climate of its own; the west and south sides of the mountain receive the greatest rainfall, while the east and north sides are dry nearly all the year.