Beskids

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/ˈbɛskɪdz/

proper noun

A mountain range in Central Europe, running from Czech Republic to Ukraine along the Polish-Slovakia border, with its highest peak Hoverla at 2061 meters.

OriginProto-Albanian *beškāi tāi →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A mountain range in Central Europe, running from Czech Republic to Ukraine along the Polish-Slovakia border, with its highest peak Hoverla at 2061 meters.

Origin

  1. Proto-Albanian*beškāi tāi“the mountain pastures”
  2. EnglishBeskids

See Polish Beskidy. According to Albanologists Orel and Çabej, it is possibly derived from Proto-Albanian *beškāi tāi (“the mountain pastures”); compare modern Albanian bjeshkët, plural of bjeshkë.

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Translations

Czech Beskydy
  • Beskydymountain range
German Beskiden
  • Beskidenmountain range
Polish Beskidy
  • Beskidymountain range
Slovak Beskydy
  • Beskydymountain range
Cite this entry
APA

Beskids. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Beskids

MLA

“Beskids.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Beskids. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Beskids,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Beskids.

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