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submontane

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sub⋅mon⋅tane

[suhb-mon-teyn]
–adjective
1. under or beneath a mountain or mountains.
2. at or near the foot of mountains.
3. pertaining or belonging to the lower slopes of mountains.

Origin:
1810–20; < LL submontānus; see sub-, montane


sub⋅mon⋅tane⋅ly, adverb
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sub·mon·tane   (sŭb'mŏn'tān', -mŏn-tān')   
adj.  Located under or at the base of a mountain or mountain range.
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