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montagnard

mountain dweller

noun mon-tan-YAR Rare
Travel & Places Geography

Also means

highlander

Usage Note

Montagnard can be a noun (a person who lives in the mountains) or an adjective (une culture montagnarde, a mountain culture). The feminine is montagnarde. Historically it also referred to the radical left-wing faction in the French Revolutionary Convention, known as 'la Montagne'.

Examples

"Les montagnards connaissent bien les sentiers."

Natural Translation

Mountain dwellers know the trails well.

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