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Unaka

US/juˈneɪkə/

Unaka proper noun: a mountain range in the southern Appalachians, the Unakas.

Proper noun

Unaka

  1. A mountain range in the southern Appalachians, the Unakas.
    • The very great fall of the waters having their source in the Blue ridge to the point where the Unaka is broken down by their current, and also views taken from midway elevations between those mountains, are satisfactory[…]1836, C. Clarke, The Wonders of the World ... Illustrated by Engravings; a New Edition, Revised and Corrected by James Percival, page 258
    • Of the two bounding chains the Unaka is the higher, but its crest does not form a continuous watershed. The rivers head upon the lower Blue Ridge to the east and flow westward across the mountainous belt and through gaps[…]1899, Geological Survey (U.S.), Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey to the Secretary of the Interior, page 12

Origin of Unaka

See Unakas.

Words formed from Unaka

Questions about Unaka

What does Unaka mean?
Unaka means a mountain range in the southern Appalachians, the Unakas.
What part of speech is Unaka?
Unaka is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Unaka?
Unaka is pronounced /juˈneɪkə/ (US).

Words near Unaka in the dictionary

  1. unairedness
  2. unairworthiness
  3. unairworthy
  4. unais
  5. unaisled
  6. Unaka
  7. Unakas
  8. Unakhotana
  9. unakin
  10. unakite
  11. unakites

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