altejo

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Etymology

From alta +‎ -ejo.

Pronunciation

Noun

altejo (accusative singular altejon, plural altejoj, accusative plural altejojn)

  1. elevated area or location, height
    • Edwin Grobe (translator), “Rip Van Winkle” in Tri Noveloj by Washington Irving,
      korvoj, sekuraj en sia altejo, ŝajnis malsuprenrigardi kaj primoki la konfuzon de la malbonŝanca viro.
      crows, secure in their elevation, seemed to look down and scoff at the poor man’s perplexities.
    • Cecil Bean (translator), La Naiveco de Pastro Brown (The Innocence of Father Brown) by G. K. Chesterton,
      Ili estis evidente absorbitaj en interparolado, kaj eble ne rimarkis kien ili iras, sed ili certe estis irantaj al la pli dezertaj kaj silentaj altejoj de la herbejo.
      They were evidently sunk in conversation, and perhaps did not notice where they were going; but they were certainly going to the wilder and more silent heights of the Heath.
    Antonym: malaltejo