submontane

[ suhb-mon-teyn ]

adjective
  1. under or beneath a mountain or mountains.

  2. at or near the foot of mountains.

  1. pertaining or belonging to the lower slopes of mountains.

Origin of submontane

1
1810–20; <Late Latin submontānus;see sub-, montane

Other words from submontane

  • sub·mon·tane·ly, adverb

Words Nearby submontane

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British Dictionary definitions for submontane

submontane

/ (sʌbˈmɒnteɪn) /


adjective
  1. situated on or characteristic of the lower slopes of a mountain

  2. beneath a mountain or mountain range

Origin of submontane

1
C19: from Latin sub- + mōns mountain

Derived forms of submontane

  • submontanely, adverb

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