mountainous
[ moun-tn-uh s ]
/ ˈmaʊn tn əs /
adjective
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Nearby words
- mountain whitefish,
- mountain wind,
- mountainboard,
- mountaineer,
- mountaineering,
- mountainside,
- mountaintop,
- mountainy,
- mountbatten,
- mountebank
Origin of mountainous
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mountainous
/ (ˈmaʊntɪnəs) /
adjective
of or relating to mountainsa mountainous region
like a mountain, esp in size or impressiveness
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mountainous
late 14c., from Old French montagneux, from Vulgar Latin *montaneosus "mountainous," from *montanea (see mountain).
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