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🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Gebirgszug

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɡəˈbɪʁk͡sˌtsuːk

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Mountain range/ˈmaʊn.tɪn reɪndʒ/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Der Gebirgszug der Alpen ist beeindruckend."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A series of mountains connected by high ground.

    "The Rocky Mountain range stretches across North America."
  2. 2

    A geographical feature consisting of multiple peaks and ridges.

    "The Himalayas are a prominent mountain range known for their towering peaks."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'mountain', derived from the Old French 'montaigne' and ultimately the Latin 'montanus', with 'range', originating from the Old French 'rangier' meaning to arrange in a line. Together, the compound has been used since the late Middle English period to describe a connected series of mountains or hills.

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