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How to pronounce “mountainous”
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Pronunciation guide for mountainous
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of mountainous with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- The Road to Sparta
And the Greeks realized that in the mountainous terrain
- Definition summary
- Having many mountains; characterized by mountains; of the nature of a mountain; rough (terrain); rocky.
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How to pronounce mountainous
The Road to Sparta

And the Greeks realized that in the mountainous terrain
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “mountainous”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- Having many mountains; characterized by mountains; of the nature of a mountain; rough (terrain); rocky.
- Resembling a mountain, especially in size; huge; towering.
- (figurative, of a problem or task) Very difficult.
- (obsolete) Inhabiting mountains; hence, barbarous.
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