Carpathian Mountains

[ kahr-pey-thee-uhn ]

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noun

a mountain range in central Europe, extending from N Slovakia to central Romania. Highest peak, Gerlachovka, 8,737 feet (2,663 meters).

/ kɑːˈpeɪθɪən /

a mountain system of central and E Europe, extending from Slovakia to central Romania: mainly forested, with rich iron ore resources. Highest peak: Gerlachovka, 2663 m (8788 ft)

Still worse, Antek's head looks like the summit of the Carpathian Mountains, covered with forests, torn by columns of wind.

The greater part of the country is walled in by the ranges of the Alps and the Carpathian Mountains.

Lspes, village and holy shrine in the valley of the Prahova (river) in the Carpathian Mountains.

Looking out of the windows, one saw the terraced Italian gardens and the wooded peaks of the Carpathian Mountains beyond.

At length they reached the Carpathian Mountains as the old woman had told them.

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