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mountainous

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˈmaʊntənəs/ · UK /ˈmaʊntɪnəs/

mountainous means: A place with many high hills or mountains and often rough ground.

adjective

MANY MOUNTAINSB2

A place with many high hills or mountains and often rough ground.

  • They live in a mountainous region.
  • Driving through mountainous terrain can be difficult.
  • Much of the country is mountainous.

Opposites: flat

Common phrases: mountainous region, mountainous terrain, mountainous country

VERY LARGEC2

Extremely large or high, like a mountain.

  • Mountainous waves struck the ship.
  • A mountainous pile of laundry filled the room.
  • The company struggled with mountainous debts.

Similar words: huge, enormous, towering

Opposites: tiny

Common phrases: mountainous waves, mountainous pile, mountainous debts

Questions about mountainous

What does mountainous mean?

A place with many high hills or mountains and often rough ground.

What is mountainous in other languages?

Türkçe: dağlık · Español: montañoso · Français: montagneux · Deutsch: gebirgig · Italiano: montuoso · 日本語: 山がちな

How do you pronounce mountainous?

In American English /ˈmaʊntənəs/; in British English /ˈmaʊntɪnəs/.

How do you use mountainous in a sentence?

They live in a mountainous region. Driving through mountainous terrain can be difficult.

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