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

Before the war, the 35-year-old taught children with special needs and autism in Kungur, in the Ural Mountains.

From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2026

Karelina, 32, was arrested in Yekaterinburg, a city of 1.5 million east of the Ural Mountains where she grew up before immigrating to Maryland more than a decade ago.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 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

We traveled farther south and passed through the Ural Mountains.

From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys