Carpathian Mountains

[ kahr-pey-thee-uhn ]

noun

1. a mountain range in central Europe, extending from N Slovakia to central Romania. Highest peak, Gerlachovka, 8,737 feet (2,663 meters).

Carpathian Mountains

/ kɑːˈpeɪθɪən /

plural noun

1. a mountain system of central and E Europe, extending from Slovakia to central Romania: mainly forested, with rich iron ore resources. Highest peak: Gerlachovka, 2663 m (8788 ft)

Example Sentences

Still worse, Antek's head looks like the summit of the Carpathian Mountains, covered with forests, torn by columns of wind.

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The greater part of the country is walled in by the ranges of the Alps and the Carpathian Mountains.

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Lspes, village and holy shrine in the valley of the Prahova (river) in the Carpathian Mountains.

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Looking out of the windows, one saw the terraced Italian gardens and the wooded peaks of the Carpathian Mountains beyond.

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At length they reached the Carpathian Mountains as the old woman had told them.

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