massif
mah-SEEF
A compact, distinct section of a mountain range — a block of mountains that form a unified mass, often with a single identity. The Mont Blanc massif. The Denali massif. A massif is not a single peak but a cluster of peaks, ridges, and glaciers that read as one mountain body.
Etymology
French massif, massive, from Latin massa, a lump, a mass. The mountain as a single, solid body.
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