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mountainous

[ moun-tn-uhs ]

adjective

  1. abounding in mountains:

    a mountainous wilderness.

  2. of the nature of a mountain.
  3. resembling a mountain or mountains, as being very large and high:

    mountainous waves.



mountainous

/ ˈʊԳɪə /

adjective

  1. of or relating to mountains

    a mountainous region

  2. like a mountain, esp in size or impressiveness
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈdzܲԳٲԴdzܲ, adverb
  • ˈdzܲԳٲԴdzܲԱ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • dzܲt·dzܲ· adverb
  • dzܲt·dzܲ·Ա noun
  • ԴDz·dzܲt·dzܲ adjective
  • non·dzܲt·dzܲ· adverb
  • i·dzܲt·dzܲ adjective
  • semi·dzܲt·dzܲ· adverb
  • ܲ·dzܲt·dzܲ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mountainous1

First recorded in 1400–50, mountainous is from the late Middle English word mounteynous. See mountain, -ous
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County Public Works spokesperson Elizabeth Vazquez said the sediment brought to Tujunga came from the West Ravine and Fern basins at the edge of a mountainous area.

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"They can be used, for instance, for agricultural purposes, to improve agriculture in cold regions, in mountainous regions."

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Originally, frico is said to have referred to a dish from Friuli — which Han notes as a “mountainous region in northern Italy” — made with Montasio cheese, often cooked into large, pancake-sized rounds.

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Reports quoting security officials say some of the militants may have left the train, taking an unknown number of passengers with them into the surrounding mountainous area.

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Bolivia has notoriously dangerous roads, particularly in mountainous areas.

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