intermontane

[ in-ter-mon-teyn ]

adjective

located between mountains or mountain ranges: an intermontane lake.

Origin of intermontane

1800–10, Americanism;<Latin inter-inter- + montānus, equivalent to mont- (stem of mōns) mount² + -ānus-ane

Also in·ter·moun·tain [in-ter-moun-tn]. /ˌɪn tərˈmaʊn tn/.

Words Nearby intermontane

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How to use intermontane in a sentence

Excepting the mining regions, the population of mountainous countries is apt to be found mainly in the intermontane valleys.
Commercial Geography | Jacques W. Redway
What is true of the larger intermontane valleys is true also of the narrow stream valleys of mountain and plateau regions.
Commercial Geography | Jacques W. Redway
The intermontane valleys between the Andean ranges have the climate of the temperate zone; wheat and sheep are produced.
Commercial Geography | Jacques W. Redway

British Dictionary definitions for intermontane

intermontane

/ (ˌɪntəmɒnˈteɪn) /

adjective

occurring or situated between mountain ranges: an intermontane basin

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