adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a mountainous area
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the mountainous areas of the Massif Central
mountain/mountainous country
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a vast stretch of mountain country
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
area
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Nagano prefecture, 400 kilometres north west of Tokyo, is a mountainous area famous for its snow and extensive skiing facilities.
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Those Illyrians who did not assimilate probably moved to the less hospitable mountainous areas , but little is known of their fate.
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Most of the clusters, intriguingly, are in mountainous areas , where levels of ultraviolet light are high.
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Sheep were conspicuous by their absence in these upland and mountainous areas .
country
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A small, mountainous country with a population of under three million people, it has long been free from colonial domination.
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Disheartened, Santa Anna separated from his large escort and planned to slip through the mountainous country with three attendants.
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Mainly mountainous country , often treeless.
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Rocky mountainous country , breeding on cliff ledges, and generally roosting on rocks or crags.
region
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In these ancient, mountainous regions - the Alps and the Carpathians - the City stopped abruptly, edging the wilderness.
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It seems certain that there is still a place for working elephants in mountainous regions where machinery can not easily operate.
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The clean, crisp air of mountainous regions is perhaps the most beneficial of all.
terrain
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Army helicopters could not land because of the mountainous terrain and dense jungle.
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The mountainous terrain could make it slow going for the ground rescue teams.
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Rescue operations were hampered by the mountainous terrain .
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How many fathers would drive their daughter 120 miles through mountainous terrain so she could attend weekly ballet and singing lessons?
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Mountainous waves pounded the coast.
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a mountainous region of Turkey
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Fog and rain is common in the mountainous regions near the border.
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The mainland of Greece is mountainous and largely infertile.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A small, mountainous country with a population of under three million people, it has long been free from colonial domination.
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Although located on the edge of the agriculturally rich Bajio region, the state is primarily mountainous and arid.
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Army helicopters could not land because of the mountainous terrain and dense jungle.
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Gambon, 51, is one of the few actors big enough to play the mountainous Maxwell.
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It's green, mountainous and wildly scenic.
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The mountainous terrain could make it slow going for the ground rescue teams.
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The landscape becomes gradually more mountainous as you climb through the Bohemian Forest with its stands of tall, dark pines.
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Those Illyrians who did not assimilate probably moved to the less hospitable mountainous areas, but little is known of their fate.