Tatra Mountains

American

[tah-truh] / ˈtɑ trə /

plural noun

a mountain range in N Slovakia and S Poland: a part of the central Carpathian Mountains. Highest peak, Gerlachovka, 8,737 feet (2,663 meters).

Tatra Mountains British

/ ˈtɑːtrə, ˈtæt- /

plural noun

Also called: High Tatra. a mountain range along the border between Slovakia and Poland, extending for about 64 km (40 miles): the highest range of the central Carpathians. Highest peak: Gerlachovka, 2663 m (8737 ft)

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Subfreezing temperatures, frost and snow have been reported in the Tatra Mountains, which run through Poland and Slovakia.

From Washington Times • Jul. 27, 2023

They heard the news on the night of 30 September 1938, while on vacation in the Tatra Mountains in Slovakia.

From Science Magazine • Aug. 4, 2016

Here Mr. Hyla ably balances past and present, his dissonant, protesting outbursts rubbing against hints of tunes from the Tatra Mountains of Eastern Europe and even snatches of church chorales, played on keyboard.

From New York Times • May 19, 2015

Górecki profited from the popularity of the Third, and was able to build a house in the area of Zakopane, a town at the foot of the Tatra Mountains, in southern Poland.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 30, 2015

Thus I trust we shall live to see that the Tatra Mountains will belong to the Slovaks and also these woods.

From The Three Comrades by Royova, Kristina

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