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Definition of ural mountains

ural mountains

Plural:Ural Mountains
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ural mountains Lexical Profile

• noun

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A major mountain range in Eurasia extending from north to south through western Russia, widely considered the traditional geographic boundary between the continents of Europe and Asia.

Example

"Geographers frequently reference the Ural Mountains as the natural dividing line between the European and Asian parts of Russia."

Word Origin & Etymology

The name is believed to derive from the Turkic word 'aral', meaning 'island' or 'boundary', or from the Mansi word 'ur', meaning 'mountain'.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Ural mountains. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Oct 12, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/ural mountains
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