BEN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ben mean? • BEN (noun)
The noun BEN has 1 sense:
1. a mountain or tall hill
Familiarity information: BEN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• BEN (noun)
Meaning:
A mountain or tall hill
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Context example:
they were climbing the ben
Hypernyms ("ben" is a kind of...):
mount; mountain (a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill)
Domain region:
Emerald Isle; Hibernia; Ireland (an island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland)
Scotland (one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts)
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