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Cambrian Mountains

Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A rugged upland plateau extending north to south through central Wales.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a rugged plateau that runs north to south through central Wales

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Examples

  • In the 1970s, the few Kites left in Britain were struggling to survive in the Cambrian Mountains.

    Three Lords a-dining. Glyn Davies 2008

  • His holiday residence is in Wales, at the edge of the Cambrian Mountains, and since the early 1990s the view from the hillside above his house has encompassed more than 100 turbines, all flailing out of sync.

    Catching The Wind 2007

  • Its as old as the Cambrian Mountains but I've never heard it told quite like that before.

    Archive 2007-03-01 Glyn Davies 2007

  • Its as old as the Cambrian Mountains but I've never heard it told quite like that before.

    Hot Air on Dragon's Eye Glyn Davies 2007

  • An eighth grader from Illinois, pinpoints the Cambrian Mountains on a map and wins the National Geography Bee.

    CNN Transcript May 25, 2006 2006

  • He says: The fantastic 700 hectare Ynys-hir Nature Reserve is set in a stunning location at the top of the Dyfi Estuary, flanked by the Cambrian Mountains.

    WalesOnline - Home 2011

  • And the dislike remains strong, as opposition to erecting them in the Cambrian Mountains and Suffolk's Constable country testifies - though, believe it or not, there is a Pylon Appreciation Society membership fee £15 for "anyone who is interested in or inspired by transmission towers".

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Geoffrey Lean 2011

  • He says: The fantastic 700 hectare Ynys-hir Nature Reserve is set in a stunning location at the top of the Dyfi Estuary, flanked by the Cambrian Mountains.

    WalesOnline - Home 2011

  • From my office window I can see a perfect candidate for his attentions: the brakes and thickets of the Cambrian Mountains.

    Monbiot.com 2009

  • From my office window I can see a perfect candidate for his attentions: the brakes and thickets of the Cambrian Mountains.

    EcoEarth.Info Environment RSS Newsfeed 2009

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