mountain range en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈmaʊn.tɪn ɹeɪndʒ/
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Etymology
From mountain + range.
Meanings
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A series of adjoining mountains, often in a line.
For the first 60 miles from Padang Besar, the railway passes through a succession of rice fields, with villages at regular intervals, but then crosses a jungle-clad mountain range to reach the west coast.
1955 April, “Notes and News: A Journey through Thailand”, in Railway Magazine, page 287:
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| mountain ranges | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Relateds
Caucasus · Tian Shan · Saint Elias · Transantarctic Mountains · Rockies · Hindu Kush · Kunlun · Alaska Range · Rocky Mountains · Transhimalaya · Hindu Raj · Southern Great Escarpment · Urals · Karakoram · :Category:en:Mountains · Great Dividing Range · Pamirs · mountain chain · Andes · Hengduan · Ural Mountains · Himalayas
Synonyms
etc. See Thesaurus:mountain. Also · range · highlands · mountains · mountain chain · Note: Names of mountain ranges often simply use the plural of a name for an individual mountain: alps · and the first part pluralized: the Rocky Mountains can be called the Rockies. · in informal usage that part is often omitted entirely · mountain range · hills
Translations (63)
az dağ silsiləsi (line of mountains) · hi पर्वतमाला (line of mountains) · gl fial (line of mountains) · ja 山脈 (line of mountains) · ka მთაგრეხილი (line of mountains) · uk гірськи́й хребе́т (line of mountains) · ru го́рный хребе́т (line of mountains) · sga slíab (line of mountains) · hu hegység (line of mountains) · gl serra (line of mountains) · vi dãy núi (line of mountains) · mk планинска верига (line of mountains) · pl pasmo górskie (line of mountains) · mr पर्वतरांग (line of mountains) · cmn 山脈 /山脉 (line of mountains) · id pergunungan (line of mountains) · th เทือกเขา (line of mountains) · ca serra (line of mountains) · hu hegyvonulat (line of mountains) · ro catenă (line of mountains) · pt cordilheira (line of mountains) · scn serra (line of mountains) · sw safu ya milima (line of mountains) · gl cordal (line of mountains) · ro lanț muntos (line of mountains) · hi पर्वत शृंखला (line of mountains) · cs pohoří (line of mountains) · mi paemaunga (line of mountains) · nn fjellkjede (line of mountains) · mk планински венец (line of mountains) · tl bulubundukin (line of mountains) · nl gebergte (line of mountains) · hu hegylánc (line of mountains) · el οροσειρά (line of mountains) · lt kalnãgūbris (line of mountains) · da bjergkæde (line of mountains) · ota سلسلهٔ جبال (line of mountains) · tl tagaytay (line of mountains) · ko 산맥 (line of mountains) · es sierra (line of mountains) · hi पर्वतश्रेणी (line of mountains) · ms banjaran gunung (line of mountains) · sv bergskedja (line of mountains) · af gebergte (line of mountains) · bn পর্বতমালা (line of mountains) · de Gebirgskette (line of mountains) · fr chaine de montagnes (line of mountains) · ru го́рная цепь (line of mountains) · kk таулы үстірт (line of mountains) · fr cordillère (line of mountains) · hy լեռնաշղթա (line of mountains) · xmf ქჷნდჷრი (line of mountains) · ro lanț montan (line of mountains) · gl corda (line of mountains) · is fjallgarður (line of mountains) · id pegunungan (line of mountains) · es cordillera (line of mountains) · ca serralada (line of mountains) · eo montaro (line of mountains) · fi vuorijono (line of mountains) · nb fjellkjede (line of mountains) · mnc ᠠᠯᡳᡵᡝᠨ (line of mountains) · cs horské pásmo (line of mountains)