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Adirondack Mountains

Adirondack Mountains

1 4.7
A large group of mountains in northeastern New York loved for scenic views and outdoor activities
  • proper noun
  • /ˌædɪˈrɒndæk ˈmaʊntɪnz/
: Montañas Adirondack
  • And finally, after selling her father's beloved pierogi recipe for a small fortune, Joan purchased a beautiful plot of land located right in the middle of the Adirondack Mountains.

He spent three years in the Adirondack Mountains in a teepee, cooking every meal on wood fire.

Examples

  • A perennial favorite in Spring Term is a hike to the headwaters of the Hudson River in the Adirondack Mountains.

    Academic text (2005)

  • Mirabelle Niermann, 6, of Ashburn, Virginia, spent her Fourth of July weekend in a cabin in the Adirondack Mountains in northern New York.

  • At that time, I would also spend a couple of weeks a year in the Adirondack Mountains.

    Blog text (10)

  • Hague, in the Adirondack Mountains, is a center of recreation and camping activity.

    Academic text (1996)

  • He spent three years in the Adirondack Mountains in a teepee, cooking every meal on wood fire.

    Rich Roll

  • Bill McKibben and Sue Halpern are writers who live in the Adirondack Mountains of New York State.

    Academic text (1992)

  • Tam, says Jim Scott, was "the voice that got us all thinking in the direction of sustainability." Besides his work at Punahou, Tam runs a summer program in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York that is environmentally focused.

    Academic text (2005)

  • We live in the Adirondack Mountains of New York.

  • At that time, I would also spend a couple of weeks a year in the Adirondack Mountains.

Synonyms

Adirondacks
vsAdirondack Mountains
  • Literature
9 6.6

A mountain range in northeastern New York with lakes and forests popular for outdoor vacations

has identical meaning but is the fuller, slightly more formal name

Surface Forms

Adirondack Mountains main

Morphology

Adirondack + mountain

This is a straightforward place-name composed of the proper noun 'Adirondack' and the common noun 'mountains'; if a learner knows both constituents they can directly infer it refers to a mountain range called Adirondack. There is no idiomatic or metaphorical shift in meaning, so the phrase is transparently compositional.

Etymology

Adirondack Mountains may come from a Mohawk word 'ha-de-ron-dah' that meant 'bark-eaters', a name given to people who sometimes ate tree bark in hard times. Early settlers used that word for the wild, tree-covered mountains, so today it is the name of the mountain range.