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Taunus Mountains

American  
[tou-nuhs, tou-noos] / ˈtaʊ nəs, ˈtaʊ nʊs /

noun

(used with a plural verb)
  1. a mountain range in W Germany, bounded by the Rhine, Main, and Lahn river valleys. Highest peak, Grosser Feldberg. 2,628 feet (801 meters).


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This is at the entrance of the Roman-named Taunus Mountains, where there are bathing-places, ruined castles, ancient bridges, plenty of legends, and, above all, dark solemn old chestnut forests.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20. July, 1877. by Various

The city lies under the southern slope of the Taunus Mountains, the rocky recesses of which conceal the mysteries of its thermal springs.

From Lippincott's Magazine, October 1885 by Various

Perhaps you may see them if you ever come across this spot in your excursions to the Taunus Mountains.

From Fairy Tales from the German Forests by Arndt, Margaret

The next day General Grant drove to Homburg, fifteen miles, and thence four miles farther to Saalburg, the site of an ancient Roman fortification on the Taunus Mountains.

From Lippincott's Magazine, October 1885 by Various

As you walk down this steep rocky incline, the Taunus Mountains rise up grand and high in ever-changing panorama.

From Fairy Tales from the German Forests by Arndt, Margaret

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