Meanings
proper nounthe Ore Mountains pl (plural only)
- pluralplural onlyA mountain range dividing Germany and the Czech Republic.
Origin
- GermanErzgebirge
- EnglishOre Mountains
Calque of German Erzgebirge.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Cantonese 厄爾士山脈 /厄尔士山脉
- 厄爾士山脈 /厄尔士山脉mountain range
Chinese Mandarin 厄爾士山脈 /厄尔士山脉
- 厄爾士山脈 /厄尔士山脉 (È'ěrshì Shānmài)mountain range
Czech Krušné hory
- Krušné horymountain range
Dutch Ertsgebergte
- Ertsgebergtemountain range
Finnish Erzgebirge
- Erzgebirgemountain range
French monts Métallifères
- monts Métallifèresmountain range
German Erzgebirge
- Erzgebirgemountain range
Polish Rudawy
- Rudawymountain range
Russian Ру́дные го́ры
- Ру́дные го́ры (Rúdnyje góry)mountain range
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Ore Mountains. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ore%20Mountains
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“Ore Mountains.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ore%20Mountains. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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