a mountain in W Scotland, in the Grampian mountains: highest peak in Great Britain. Height: 1345 m (4413 ft)
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Ben Ne•vis
(ben nē′vis, nev′is),USA pronunciation
- Place Namesa mountain in NW Scotland, in the Grampians: highest peak in Great Britain. 4406 ft. (1345 m).
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Ne•vis
(nē′vis, nev′is),USA pronunciation n.
- Place Namesone of the Leeward Islands, in the E West Indies: part of St. Kitts-Nevis;
formerly a British colony. 11,900;
50 sq. mi. (130 sq. km). Cf. St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla. - Place Names Ben. Ben Nevis.
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