Ural Mountains

American  

plural noun

1. a mountain range in the W Russian Federation, extending N and S from the Arctic Ocean to near the Caspian Sea, forming a natural boundary between Europe and Asia. Highest peak, Mt. Narodnaya, 6,214 feet (1,894 meters).

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Ural Mountains British  

plural noun

1. a mountain system in W central Russia, extending over 2000 km (1250 miles) from the Arctic Ocean towards the Aral Sea: forms part of the geographical boundary between Europe and Asia; one of the richest mineral areas in the world, with many associated major industrial centres. Highest peak: Mount Narodnaya, 1894 m (6214 ft)

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Ural Mountains

The animal came from Arkaim, a fortified settlement in the Southern Ural Mountains of present day Russia near the border with Kazakhstan.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 7, 2026

Gershkovich, 32, was arrested in March 2023 by Russian security forces and accused of being a spy when he was on a reporting assignment to the Ural Mountains city of Yekaterinburg.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2024

Also on Monday, the regions of Kurgan and Tyumen, east of the Ural Mountains, declared a state of emergency and urged people to leave the floodplain.

From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2024

Mr. Alsynov had called for greater cultural and economic autonomy for the predominantly Muslim Bashkir people of Russia’s Ural Mountains.

From New York Times ● Jan. 18, 2024

In a secret lab in the Ural Mountains, the Soviet physicist Andrei Sakharov and his team devised a new kind of hydrogen bomb.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin