English Dictionary

CUMBERLAND MOUNTAINS

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

IPA (US): 

 Dictionary entry overview: What does Cumberland Mountains mean? 

CUMBERLAND MOUNTAINS (noun)
  The noun CUMBERLAND MOUNTAINS has 1 sense:

1. the southwestern part of the Appalachiansplay

  Familiarity information: CUMBERLAND MOUNTAINS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CUMBERLAND MOUNTAINS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The southwestern part of the Appalachians

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Synonyms:

Cumberland Mountains; Cumberland Plateau

Instance hypernyms:

chain; chain of mountains; mountain chain; mountain range; range; range of mountains (a series of hills or mountains)

Meronyms (parts of "Cumberland Mountains"):

Cumberland Gap (a pass through the Cumberland Mountains between Virginia and Kentucky that early settlers used in order to move west)

Holonyms ("Cumberland Mountains" is a part of...):

Appalachian Mountains; Appalachians (a mountain range in the eastern United States extending from Quebec to the Gulf of Mexico; a historic barrier to early westward expansion of the United States)


 Learn English with... Proverbs 
"Better late than never." (English proverb)

"Poor people have big TVs. Rich people have big libraries." (unknown source)

"Seek counsel of him who makes you weep, and not of him who makes you laugh." (Arabic proverb)

"Leave the spool to the artisan." (Corsican proverb)



ALSO IN ENGLISH DICTIONARY:


© 2000-2023 AudioEnglish.org | AudioEnglish® is a Registered Trademark | Terms of use and privacy policy
Contact