MOUNT FUJI

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Mount Fuji mean? 

• MOUNT FUJI (noun)
  The noun MOUNT FUJI has 1 sense:

1. an extinct volcano in south central Honshu that is the highest peak in Japan; last erupted in 1707; famous for its symmetrical snow-capped peak; a sacred mountain and site for pilgrimages

  Familiarity information: MOUNT FUJI used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MOUNT FUJI (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An extinct volcano in south central Honshu that is the highest peak in Japan; last erupted in 1707; famous for its symmetrical snow-capped peak; a sacred mountain and site for pilgrimages

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

Fuji; Fuji-san; Fujinoyama; Fujiyama; Mount Fuji

Instance hypernyms:

volcano (a mountain formed by volcanic material)

Holonyms ("Mount Fuji" is a part of...):

Japan; Nihon; Nippon (a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building)