mountain pasture

collocation in English

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mountain
noun[C]
uk
/ˈmaʊn.tɪn/us
/ˈmaʊn.tən/
a raised part of the earth's surface, much larger than a hill, the top of which might be covered ...
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pasture
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈpɑːs.tʃər/us
/ˈpæs.tʃɚ/
grass or similar plants suitable for animals such as cows and sheep to eat, or an area of land covered ...
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(Definition ofmountainandpasturefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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There is also amountainpasturesituated some above the fjord.
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Memurubu is originally an oldmountainpasturedating back to 1872, but has had tourists just as long.
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Management is extensive: the animals are kept onmountainpasture, and brought under cover for protection from the snow only in the winter months.
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This nomadic tradition continues to function seasonally (see transhumance) as herding families return to the highmountainpasture(or "jailoo") in the summer.
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It has two hollow trunks and stands alone on amountainpasture.
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The breed is adapted tomountainpasture.
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In mountain pastures, these conditions are variable and can be compared.
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These poorly developed and almost entirely surrounded by farmland settlements are difficult to classify: it can not determine whether they aremountainpasturecamps ("maggenghi") or proper villages.
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That seemed a wonderful contribution and, as a result, we recovered much agricultural land and mountain pastures.
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We also have a problem associated with sheep that have been reared on mountain pastures where the rock is high in natural radioactivity.
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This has resulted in the degradation of mountain pastures and the extinction of valuable forage species and medicinal plants.
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The shearing was usually done in the spring before the herds were moved to mountain pastures.
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In the spring they drove the cattle up into the mountain pastures and stayed there all summer.
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Tops, crests, canyons, mountain pastures and grazings await hikers of any ability.
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By the end of the 20th century there were still a few farms that had favorable terrain and were supported by numerous mountain pastures.
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They are best adapted to the mountain pastures because they have strong, long legs, and they can also survive on poor and scarce feed.
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In early autumn shepherds drove their animals to the coastal plains and at the end of spring, they climbed back to the mountain pastures.
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Much of this land was recorded as mountain pastures; however, the authorities were unsuccessful at its distribution to landlords.
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The mountainous parts above wooden mountains were used as mountain pastures, the lower regions of the highland were cultivated for growing barley and wheat.
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