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Adirondack Mountains

Adirondack Mountains

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A large group of mountains in northeastern New York loved for scenic views and outdoor activities
  • proper noun
  • /ˌædɪˈrɒndæk ˈmaʊntɪnz/
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  • 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.

  • 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
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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

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.