Definition
The highest points or peaks of mountains, or the top-level meetings between powerful leaders or organizations.
Etymology
From Old French 'sommet,' derived from Latin 'summus' meaning 'highest.' Originally referred only to mountain peaks, but by the 16th century expanded to mean high-level meetings like 'peace summits.'
Kelly Says
In diplomacy, calling a meeting a 'summit' is intentionally metaphorical—world leaders literally meeting at the top, as if gathering on a mountain peak to see the whole landscape below them.
Translations
CSČeština
vrcholy
vr-choly
DEDeutsch
Gipfel
GIP-feln
ESEspañol
cumbres
KOOM-brehs
FISuomi
huippuja
hui-ppu-jah
FRFrançais
sommets
soh-MAY
HEעברית
רֶפָּעִים
re-fa-im
HUMagyar
csúcsok
choosh-sok
IDBahasa Indonesia
puncak
poon-chak
KMKM
ចំនុចខ្ពស់
cham-nuch-khposh
MSBahasa Melayu
puncak
poon-chak
MYမြန်မာ
ရှေ့ပိုင်း
shwe-paing
NLNederlands
toppen
top-pen
PLPolski
szczyty
shchheet-ee
PTPortuguês
cúpulas
koo-POO-lahs
RUРусский
вершины
ver-SHEE-nah
SWKiswahili
kilele
kee-leh-leh
TAதமிழ்
மலைச்சிகரங்கள்
malaich-chigaram
TRTürkçe
zirveler
zir-veh-ler
UKУкраїнська
вершини
ver-SHEE-nah
ZUZU
inhlangano
in-hla-ngah-noh