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Spanish
Etymology
From montaña + -és.
Adjective
montañés (feminine montañesa, masculine plural montañeses, feminine plural montañesas)
- mountain, highland
- Synonym: alpino
- (Spain, dated) from La Montaña historic region, roughly comprising Cantabria
- Synonym: cántabro
Noun
montañés m (plural montañeses, feminine montañesa, feminine plural montañesas)
- highlander, mountaineer
Noun
montañés m (uncountable)
- the Astur-Leonese dialect spoken in western parts of Cantabria
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