mountainous area

collocation in English

meaningsofmountainousandarea

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mountainous
adjective
uk
/ˈmaʊn.tɪ.nəs/us
/ˈmaʊn.tən.əs/
having a lot ...
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area
noun
uk
/ˈeə.ri.ə/us
/ˈer.i.ə/
a particular part of a place, piece of land, ...
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(Definition ofmountainousandareafrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The first $ of these is in the north of the province, in a very wetmountainousareawith the temperate climate typical of the northern seaboard.
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The first of these is in the north of the region, in amountainousareawith high rainfall and the temperate climate characteristic of the northern seaboard.
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These are a people accustomed to amountainousarea.
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That is particularly so in amountainousareawhere so many farms are in the folds of valleys.
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As he said, in the crofting districts you have a widespread,mountainousareawith a scattered population, whose means of livelihood are necessarily extremely limited.
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This is not amountainousarea; far from it.
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It is amountainousarearising to a great height in the interior above the sea.
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This is not amountainousarea, but grade 2 and grade 3 agricultural land.
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That was a wonderful road, a dual carriageway of motorway standard that went straight through amountainousarea.
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I live in amountainousarea.
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Will a road system in thatmountainousarea, in the weather conditions that are ruling there at the present time, be adequate to provide economic transport for heavy industry?
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This is not amountainousarea.
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Ours is amountainousarea.
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His inner circle would help him move around through several isolated ranches in themountainousareaand avoid capture.
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The landslide occurred at 4 a.m. local time, in amountainousareaflooded by torrential rains.
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Living in amountainousareawhere specific tools for working out wood were at hand, he has begun curving in wood since childhood.
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The village is situated in themountainousareaand just at the east of a canyon.
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An arch dam is a good dam type for a narrow gorge in amountainousareawith steep walls of rock.
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A walk around the caves provides an impressive view of themountainousareawhich is rich in flora and fauna.
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Smaller rock shelters and store rooms are constructed under boulders and in walled up caves and are found everywhere in themountainousarea.
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