inselberg

in·sel·berg

(ĭn′səl-bŭrg′, -zəl-)

[German : Insel, island (from Middle High German insule, from alteration of Old High German isila, probably from Vulgar Latin *īsula; see isle) + Berg, mountain (from Middle High German berc, from Old High German berg; see bhergh- in Indo-European roots).]

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inselberg

(ˈɪnzəlˌbɜːɡ)

(Physical Geography) an isolated rocky hill rising abruptly from a flat plain

[from German, from Insel island + Berg mountain]

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