mountain system
- a series of interconnected or geologically related mountain ranges.
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Origin of mountain system
First recorded in 1880–85
Also called mountain chain.
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These arise from its mountain-system, which separates the island into a series of valleys.
Wanderings in Corsica, Vol. 1 of 2Ferdinand Gregorovius