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Definition of Cantabrian mountains
1. Noun. A range of mountains in northern Spain along the coast of the Bay of Biscay.
Generic synonyms: Chain, Chain Of Mountains, Mountain Chain, Mountain Range, Range, Range Of Mountains
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cantabrian Mountains
Literary usage of Cantabrian mountains
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation by James William Tutt, Malcolm Burr (1890)
"one specimen of condón from Puerto de Pajares, in the cantabrian mountains, this
has a very ordinary European aspect. — TA CHAPMAN, MD, Betula, ..."
2. The International Geography by Hugh Robert Mill (1915)
"On the east they are broken off at Cape Creux, while on the west they are separated
from the cantabrian mountains by no definite geological dividing line. ..."
3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"cantabrian mountains (Span. Cordillera Cantábrica), a mountain chain which ...
As a whole, the cantabrian mountains arc remarkable for their intricate ..."
4. Topical Outline of Geography by Harold Wellman Fairbanks (1921)
"What is the position of the Pyrenees and cantabrian mountains with regard to the
... Since the cantabrian mountains are but a westward continuation of the ..."
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