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PRONUNCIATION OF PROMONTORIES

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PROMONTORIES

noun
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adverb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Promontories is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PROMONTORIES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Promontory

A promontory is a raised mass of land declined abruptly from only one side. It can overlook water or land. Most promontories either are formed from a hard ridge of rock that has resisted the erosive forces that have removed the softer rock to the sides of it, or are the high ground that remains between two river valleys where they form a confluence. Throughout history many forts and castles have been built on promontories because of their inherent defensibility. The promontory forts in Ireland are examples of this.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PROMONTORIES

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promo
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promodern
promonarchist
promontory
promotability
promotable
promote
promoter
promotion
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promotion prospects
promotional
promotions director
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promotive
promotiveness
promotor fidei

WORDS THAT END LIKE PROMONTORIES

accessories
advisories
calories
categories
countries
directories
dormitories
factories
French Southern and Antarctic Territories
histories
inventories
laboratories
memories
Northwest Territories
repositories
stories
territories
theories
Tories
trajectories
victories

Synonyms and antonyms of promontories in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PROMONTORIES»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «promontories» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of promontories
cape · foreland · head · headland · ness · point · spur

Translation of «promontories» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PROMONTORIES

Find out the translation of promontories to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of promontories from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «promontories» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

海岬
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

promontorios
570 millions of speakers

English

promontories
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

promontories
380 millions of speakers
ar

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النتوءات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мысы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

promontórios
270 millions of speakers

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promontories
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

promontoires
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Promontori
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Vorgebirge
180 millions of speakers

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130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Promontories
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

promontories
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

promontories
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Promomories
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

burunları
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

promontori
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

cypli
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

миси
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

promontorii
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

ακρωτήρια
15 millions of speakers
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promontories
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

uddar
10 millions of speakers
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promontories
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of promontories

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PROMONTORIES»

The term «promontories» is normally little used and occupies the 112.767 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PROMONTORIES» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about promontories

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PROMONTORIES»

Discover the use of promontories in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to promontories and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Universal Library Or, Compleat Summary of Science: ...
Promontories of Europe. Promontories of Jfia. Promontories of Africa. Promontories of jitnenta. In Asia is the Isthmus of Malacca. In Africa is the Isthmus of Swez. In America is the Isthmus of Panama.- Of Promontories. . A Promontory, or Cape, ...
Henry Curzon, 1712
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The Catskill Delta
In the position shown, the Avalon terrane has essentially collided with the St. Lawrence promontory, although increased convergence at the other promontories also would result in deformation at those points. Because of oblique convergence, ...
Donald L. Woodrow, William D. Sevon, 1985
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The Role of the Physical Environment in Ancient Greek Seafaring
lated, and information regarding the navigational significance of promontories and headlands can be gleaned from many of the literary passages in which such features of the coast are mentioned. It is clear that, when approaching and passing ...
Jamie Morton, 2001
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Reports on the Vrokastro Area, Eastern Crete: The settlement ...
This zone consists of the coastline, promontories, and the fields and hills directly behind the coast, within .5 km. of the sea, with an elevational range to 100 m. on Mount Vathi (vol. 3, PI. 3c), which is located at the northern end of the loannimiti ...
University of Pennsylvania. Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Barbara J. Hayden, 2004
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The Atlantic Iron Age: Settlement and Identity in the First ...
The fact that promontories were already recog- nised as important symbolic places may have influenced their enclosure in the first millennium BC . Certainly the use of promontories intensifies and changes sometime in the Late Bronze Age, ...
Jon Henderson, 2007
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Tectonics and Sedimentation: Implications for Petroleum ...
(B) The Early Devonian Acadian orogeny, first tectophase: Carolina converges at New York and Virginia promontories, and dark-shale basins develop behind the promontories. (C) The Middle–Late Devonian Acadian orogeny, third ...
Dengliang Gao, 2013
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Reef Fish Spawning Aggregations: Biology, Research and ...
That some aggregations occur at promontories does not mean that all aggregations occur at promontories, nor that all promontories have aggregations. The limited evidence indicates that, among numerous apparently equivalent promontories ...
Yvonne Sadovy de Mitcheson, Patrick L. Colin, 2011
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The Classical Journal
The fable of the khætæan and Sigzean promontories is, comparatively, of modern invention. In the poet no river is described as running through, or as being eontiguous to the station}, The shore, though wide, (5. 33.) could not contain all the ...
‎1817
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Marine Metapopulations
A possible answer is that they are retained in retention areas associated with promontories in at least the southern part of their range (i.e., Point Reyes, Cape Mendocino, Cape Blanco [Fig. 8-10], and possibly other smaller ones). The potential ...
Jacob P. Kritzer, Peter F. Sale, 2010
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Returns of Odysseus: Colonization and Ethnicity
Promontories in general attracted sacred sitings, often associated with Nostoi, such as the famous sanctuary of Menelaos's helmsman, Phrontis, at Sounion.85 Promontories and capes constitute one of the few instances of the attribution of ...
Irad Malkin, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PROMONTORIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term promontories is used in the context of the following news items.
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How Bornholm was reinvented as Denmark's 'green island'
Along the south-west coast there are particularly dramatic cliffs and promontories, which a British visitor might associate with Dorset or Devon, ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
2
Swim with sharks off Midriff Island
We sailed around promontories that held vast colonies of barking sea lions. They delighted us with their antics and even swam up to our boat to ... «The San Diego Union-Tribune, Jul 15»
3
Precarious drive shows halting views of Colorado National Monument
Promontories, columns and spires all add diversity to the view. Shortly after Artists Point I reach the trailhead for the Upper Monument Canyon ... «St. George Daily Spectrum, Jul 15»
4
Burgess Documents Cambodian-Thai Conflict at Preah Vihear in …
In 2013, the court ruled that in fact Thailand should recognize that the vicinity mean the four geographic promontories on which Preah Vihear ... «VOA Khmer, Jul 15»
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Sinister structures or homely beacons: why lighthouses stand firm as …
... waves, yet they are not quite of the land either – most tend to be located either on rocks or promontories, far from any neighbouring buildings. «New Statesman, Jul 15»
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Captivated by the Cape Kidnappers course
Who hasn't seen the aerial photographs of the holes that run the length of the narrow promontories that stretch towards the ocean? From on ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
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Marveling at the Grandness of the Land on the Continent We Came …
The Heads are the rocky promontories that lead from the lagoon, which is the heart of the town of Knysna, to the open sea. Breathtaking! In the ... «Chelsea Now, Jul 15»
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Pull on your boots and head for Asturias, Spain's walkers' green …
... bars, this coastal region of Spain is more reminiscent of the South-West of England, with coves, promontories and small, unspoilt beaches. «Grough, Jul 15»
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Sonoma County Bird Watching, Bike Rides and Hikes - Part 2
Eggs which are somewhat tapered at one end are laid by birds who nest on sea cliffs and promontories so they will roll around in a tight circle ... «Sonoma County Gazette, Jul 15»
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Getting the Goat
... of the upcoming year: a goat pretty much minds its own business, chews on anything and stays sure-footed on dangerous promontories. «Lloyd's List, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Promontories [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/promontories>. May 2024 ».
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