Ngaliema
[ uh ng-gah-lee-ey-muh ]
/ əŋˌgɑ liˈeɪ mə /
noun
Mount,
a mountain with two summits, in central Africa, between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo: highest peak in the Ruwenzori group. 16,790 feet (5119 meters).
Formerly
Mount Stanley.
Definition for mount-stanley (2 of 2)
Stanley
[ stan-lee ]
/ ˈstæn li /
noun
British Dictionary definitions for mount-stanley (1 of 2)
Stanley
1
/ (ˈstænlɪ) /
noun
the capital of the Falkland Islands, in NE East Falkland Island: scene of fighting in the Falklands War of 1982. Pop: 1989 (2001)
a town in NE England, in N Durham. Pop: 19 072 (2001)
Mount Stanley
a mountain in central Africa, between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaïre): the highest peak of the Ruwenzori range. Height: 5109 m (16 763 ft)
Congolese name: Ngaliema Mountain
British Dictionary definitions for mount-stanley (2 of 2)
Stanley
2
/ (ˈstænlɪ) /
noun
Sir Henry Morton . 1841–1904, British explorer and journalist, who led an expedition to Africa in search of Livingstone, whom he found on Nov 10, 1871. He led three further expeditions in Africa (1874–77; 1879–84; 1887–89) and was instrumental in securing Belgian sovereignty over the Congo Free State
Medical definitions for mount-stanley
Stanley
[ stăn′lē ]
American biochemist. He shared a 1946 Nobel Prize for discovering methods of producing pure enzymes and virus proteins.