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View synonyms for montane
montane
[ mon-teyn ]
adjective
- pertaining to, growing in, or inhabiting mountainous regions.
noun
- the lower vegetation belt on mountains.
montane
/ ˈmɒnteɪn /
adjective
- of or inhabiting mountainous regions
a montane flora
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of montane1
C19: from Latin montānus, from mons mountain
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Example Sentences
The Hay Creek Fire had grown to over 500 acres in the 48 hours since its birth, ravenously consuming dry montane forest.
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Everybody except Barwood and Judge Montane was either colonel, major, or captain.
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Other species trapped include the montane vole, long-tailed vole, and Colorado chipmunk.
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Although ultra-Montane, the Bishop of Orleans nobly condemns slavery.
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The avifauna at Quoin Hill was a mixture of montane, submontane, and lowland species.
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Coffee is cultivated in the montane region; and cacao in the lower coast lands.
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