Carpathian Mountains

American  

[kahr-pey-thee-uhn] / kɑrˈpeɪ θi ən /

noun

1. a mountain range in central Europe, extending from N Slovakia to central Romania. Highest peak, Gerlachovka, 8,737 feet (2,663 meters).

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Carpathian Mountains British  

/ kɑːˈpeɪθɪən /

plural noun

1. a mountain system of central and E Europe, extending from Slovakia to central Romania: mainly forested, with rich iron ore resources. Highest peak: Gerlachovka, 2663 m (8788 ft)

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Carpathian Mountains

Uzhorod, the troupe’s Ukrainian home city, lies in the shadow of the Carpathian Mountains, close by the border with Hungary.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2024

Nucsoara and its 1,222 inhabitants reside on the forested slopes of the Carpathian Mountains in Romania.

From New York Times ● Jan. 9, 2024

Before the war, Dwarf was an outdoor youth worker and would take youngsters hiking in the Carpathian Mountains on the country's western edge.

From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2023

"Their natural state is peace, family comfort, their parents' homes, the Carpathian Mountains."

From Reuters ● Feb. 22, 2023

By November, the Russians had advanced into the wilds of the Carpathian Mountains, where they laid siege to the key Austrian fortress of Przemysl, now in Poland.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman