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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Example Sentences

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

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 Literature

Granville submitted a plan to ski across the Carpathian Mountains into Nazi-occupied Poland, to take in Allied propaganda material and funds and bring back intelligence about the occupation.

From BBC

They shared a love of the outdoors, and hiking in the Carpathian Mountains.

From BBC

In the original novel, Mina is the fiancée of Jonathan Harker, a newly qualified solicitor who visits Dracula's castle in the Carpathian Mountains to advise him on the purchase of a house in England.

From BBC