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Southern Carpathians

Southern Carpathians

7.3
A mountain range in southern Romania with high peaks and forests
  • proper noun
translation icon : Cárpatos del Sur
  • Many hiking trails in the Southern Carpathians offer stunning views of Romania’s valleys and peaks.

Examples

  • The Southern Carpathians separate the region of Transylvania from Wallachia.

  • Wolves and bears are still found in the forests of the Southern Carpathians.

  • The Southern Carpathians are known for their stunning landscapes.

  • Many hikers visit the Southern Carpathians each year.

  • Many hiking trails in the Southern Carpathians offer stunning views of Romania’s valleys and peaks.

  • The Southern Carpathians separate the region of Transylvania from Wallachia.

  • Wolves and bears are still found in the forests of the Southern Carpathians.

Synonyms

Transylvanian Alps
vsSouthern Carpathians
7.1

A mountain range in central Romania that is part of the Carpathians

is the same mountain range but uses a different traditional name

Surface Forms

Southern Carpathians main

Morphology

southern + Carpathians

The phrase simply combines 'southern' (located in the south) with 'Carpathians' (a mountain range) to indicate the part of the Carpathian range lying to the south; this meaning is directly compositional. Geographic naming of this type is cross-linguistically common and would be immediately inferable by a B1 learner who knows the two constituents.

Etymology

Southern Carpathians: The place name Southern Carpathians comes from an old tribe called the Carpi, and the word Carpathians came to mean 'the mountains of the Carpi'. The word Southern simply marks the part of those mountains in the south of Romania, so the full name means 'the southern part of the Carpathian mountains'.