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Teton Range

Teton Range

6.4
A mountain range in northwest Wyoming with tall sharp peaks including the Grand Teton
  • proper noun
  • /ˈtiːtən reɪndʒ/
translation icon : cordillera Teton
  • Have you ever hiked in the Teton Range?

Examples

  • Many photographers come to capture the sunrise over the majestic Teton Range in Grand Teton National Park.

  • Many hikers visit Wyoming each year to explore trails in the Teton Range.

  • Grand Teton National Park preserves much of the Teton Range and its surrounding wilderness.

  • The Teton Range rises sharply above the Jackson Hole valley, offering breathtaking scenery.

  • The Teton Range is breathtaking in the summer.

  • The breathtaking scenery of the Teton Range attracts thousands of visitors each year.

  • Hikers are drawn to the stunning views offered by the Teton Range during the summer months.

Surface Forms

Teton Range main

Morphology

Teton + range

The phrase follows the productive pattern 'NAME + range' so a learner who knows 'range' will infer it denotes a chain of mountains called Teton. Although 'Teton' is a proper name (so specific location or fame is not derivable), the core meaning 'a mountain range named Teton' is transparently recoverable from the constituents.

Etymology

Teton Range may come from a name given by French trappers who called one peak Teton, or 'téton' in French, meaning 'nipple', because the peak looked like a rounded breast. That's why the group of mountains came to be called the Teton Range.