intermountain

in·ter·mon·tane

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [in-ter-mon-teyn]
- /ˌɪn tərˈmɒn teɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [in-ter-mon-teyn]
- /ˌɪn tərˈmɒn teɪn/

Definitions of intermountain word

adjective intermountain located between mountains or mountain ranges: an intermontane lake. 1
adjective intermountain located between mountains 0
adjective intermountain Between mountains. 0

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Origin of intermountain

First appearance:

before 1800

One of the 42% newest English words

1800-10, Americanism; < Latin inter- inter- + montānus, equivalent to mont- (stem of mōns) mount2 + -ānus -ane

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Parts of speech for Intermountain

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Intermountain

intermountain popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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