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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries산맥
Pronunciation / Transliteration: sanmaek
"히말라야 산맥은 유명합니다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A series of mountains connected by high ground.
"The Rocky Mountain range stretches across North America." - 2
A geographical feature consisting of multiple peaks and ridges.
"The Himalayas are a prominent mountain range known for their towering peaks."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'mountain-range' combines 'mountain', derived from the Old French 'montagne', which traces back to Latin 'montanea', meaning 'mountainous', and 'range', from the Old French 'range', meaning 'to arrange or line up'. The term evolved to describe a series of connected mountains.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Mountain-Range" is said worldwide
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chaîne de montagnes
Transliteration: ʃɛn də mɔ̃taɲ
"La chaîne de montagnes des Alpes est magnifique."
Gebirgszug
Transliteration: ɡəˈbɪʁk͡sˌtsuːk
"Der Gebirgszug der Alpen ist beeindruckend."
catena montuosa
Transliteration: kaˈteːna monˈtuoza
"La catena montuosa delle Alpi è famosa."
cordillera
Transliteration: koɾðiˈʝeɾa
"La cordillera de los Andes es extensa."
cordilheira
Transliteration: koʁdiˈʎeɾɐ
"A cordilheira dos Andes é impressionante."
पहाड़ी श्रृंखला
Transliteration: pahaadi shrenkhalā
"हिमालय पहाड़ी श्रृंखला के लिए प्रसिद्ध है।"
山脉
Transliteration: shānmài
"喜马拉雅山脉非常壮观。"
산맥
Transliteration: sanmaek
"히말라야 산맥은 유명합니다."
山脈
Transliteration: sanmyaku
"ヒマラヤ山脈は壮大です。"
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