montañan.¹

Brit.

/mɒnˈtɑːnjə/, U.S.

/mɑnˈtɑnjə/

Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Etymon: Spanish montaña.

Etymology: < Spanish montaña mountain n., in the specific sense ‘terrain covered with undergrowth or of high mountains’ (16th cent.). N.E.D. (1908) gives the non-naturalized pronunciation (mǫnta·^yă) /monˈtaɲa/.

1. In Spanish-speaking Central and South America: a wooded tract of considerable size; spec. (in form Montaña) a mountainous forest region, esp. that extending over the eastern foothills of the Peruvian Andes. Cf. monte n.²

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the world > the earth > land > landscape > fertile land or place > land with vegetation > [noun] > wooded land > specific

high country1831

montaña1840

North Woods1846

selva1849

1840 Penny Cycl. XVIII. 3/2 The Mountain Region [of Peru], or Montaña, runs parallel to the Pacific.

1856 I. F. Holton New Granada xxix. 436 All land covered with thicket is called monte if but a few miles through, and montaña if more.

1878 H. W. Bates Central Amer. 339 The Ecuador Montaña is..more abundantly watered.

1888 H. Guillaume Amazon Provinces Peru 3 The Montaña or forest country—is that immense region lying along the slopes of the..eastern range of the Andes.

1949 J. H. Steward Handbk. S. Amer. Indians V. 486 The contemporary tribes in the Peruvian Montaña whose ware shows the most similarity of style and design to Marajó are of Panoan Family.

1960 Brittonia 12 14 [Walnut] is reported..in the eastern Montaña area of Peru, and eastern Bolivia.

1990 Man 25 555/1 A geographical axis..between the rainforests of the Peruvian Montaña and the Mojave region of the North American Southwest.

†2. In Spain: a barren mountainous district (in quot. as a proper name). Obsolete. rare.

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1842 Penny Cycl. XXII. 291/1 On the naked rocks of the Montañas of Asturias, lichen Islandicus and orchil are collected.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	montaña
释义	montañan.¹ Brit. /mɒnˈtɑːnjə/, U.S. /mɑnˈtɑnjə/ Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Etymon: Spanish montaña. Etymology: < Spanish montaña mountain n., in the specific sense ‘terrain covered with undergrowth or of high mountains’ (16th cent.). N.E.D. (1908) gives the non-naturalized pronunciation (mǫnta·^yă) /monˈtaɲa/. 1. In Spanish-speaking Central and South America: a wooded tract of considerable size; spec. (in form Montaña) a mountainous forest region, esp. that extending over the eastern foothills of the Peruvian Andes. Cf. monte n.² ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > fertile land or place > land with vegetation > [noun] > wooded land > specific high country1831 montaña1840 North Woods1846 selva1849 1840 Penny Cycl. XVIII. 3/2 The Mountain Region [of Peru], or Montaña, runs parallel to the Pacific. 1856 I. F. Holton New Granada xxix. 436 All land covered with thicket is called monte if but a few miles through, and montaña if more. 1878 H. W. Bates Central Amer. 339 The Ecuador Montaña is..more abundantly watered. 1888 H. Guillaume Amazon Provinces Peru 3 The Montaña or forest country—is that immense region lying along the slopes of the..eastern range of the Andes. 1949 J. H. Steward Handbk. S. Amer. Indians V. 486 The contemporary tribes in the Peruvian Montaña whose ware shows the most similarity of style and design to Marajó are of Panoan Family. 1960 Brittonia 12 14 [Walnut] is reported..in the eastern Montaña area of Peru, and eastern Bolivia. 1990 Man 25 555/1 A geographical axis..between the rainforests of the Peruvian Montaña and the Mojave region of the North American Southwest. †2. In Spain: a barren mountainous district (in quot. as a proper name). Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1842 Penny Cycl. XXII. 291/1 On the naked rocks of the Montañas of Asturias, lichen Islandicus and orchil are collected. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1840
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