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Kuenlun Mountains

Kuenlun Mountains

7.9
A mountain range in western China stretching about 1,000 miles east from the Indian border
  • proper noun
translation icon : Montañas Kuenlun
  • The Kuenlun Mountains form a natural barrier between the Tibetan Plateau and the Tarim Basin.

Examples

  • Many rivers in western China originate in the Kuenlun Mountains.

  • Explorers have long been fascinated by the remote beauty of the Kuenlun Mountains.

  • The Kuenlun Mountains are known for their stunning landscapes.

  • Have you ever visited the Kuenlun Mountains?

  • Many rivers in western China originate in the Kuenlun Mountains.

  • The Kuenlun Mountains form a natural barrier between the Tibetan Plateau and the Tarim Basin.

  • Explorers have long been fascinated by the remote beauty of the Kuenlun Mountains.

Synonyms

Kunlun
vsKuenlun Mountains
1 9.4

A mountain range in western China that stretches about 1,600 kilometers

is the fuller two word form including the geographic plural
Kunlun Mountains
vsKuenlun Mountains
6.7

A long mountain range in western China that stretches about 1,000 miles

has identical meaning but uses an older alternative spelling
Kuenlun
vsKuenlun Mountains
9.9

A mountain range in western China that runs about 1,000 miles east from the Indian border

uses the more common spelling instead
Kunlan Shan
vsKuenlun Mountains
9.8

A mountain range in western China running east about 1,000 miles from the Indian border

uses the common Latin form rather than that transliteration

Surface Forms

Kuenlun Mountains main

Morphology

Kuenlun + mountain

The phrase is fully compositional: a place-name 'Kuenlun' combined with the common noun 'mountains' straightforwardly denotes the mountain range called Kuenlun. This proper-name + geographic-term pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows standard English naming, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will understand the meaning.

Etymology

Kuenlun Mountains may come from old Chinese stories that describe a sacred mountain as the 'home of the gods' and a kind of 'paradise'. That's why people used the name for the long, high mountain range in western China today.