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What is another word for Montes?

Pronunciation: [mˈɒntis] (IPA)

Montes is a Latin word meaning "mountains." Synonyms for this word include hill, peak, summit, range, ridge, plateau, and elevation. Each of these words refers to a different aspect of a mountain or a group of mountains. A hill is a lower elevation than a mountain, while a peak or summit is the highest point of a mountain. A range or ridge refers to a series of connected mountains or hills, while a plateau is a flat-topped mountain or a raised plain. All of these words can be used to describe the diverse natural features found in mountainous regions around the world.
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A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

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"Parturiunt Montes" is an easy verdict to pronounce; it remains to be proved whether in this case it is a just one to render.
"A Short History of the Book of Common Prayer"
William Reed Huntington
So too the eye of an artist is shown in the description of the scenes in which the action takes place, and in the illustrative imagery with which the subject is adorned,-as in the pictures from mountain and sea scenery at lines 240 and 269; and in that image of a waste expanse of sea called up in the lines- Idomeneosne petam Montes?
"The Roman Poets of the Republic"
W. Y. Sellar
Portugal was now to be divided into three very unequal parts: the largest portion, comprising Estremadura, Beira, and Tras-os Montes, was reserved for a future arrangement at the general peace, but meanwhile was to be held by France: Algarve and Alemtejo were handed over to Godoy; while the diminutive province of Entre Minho e Douro was flung as a sop to the young King of Etruria and his mother, a princess of the House of Spain, to console them for the loss of Etruria.
"The Life of Napoleon I (Volumes, 1 and 2)"
John Holland Rose

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