chain (n.) mountain ridge 6 realizations MACROAREA: Eurasia
NEW Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Croatian
lexeme lanac
meaning 1 chain (n.)

karika lanca, lanci za snijeg


chain link, snow chains

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meaning 2 chain of mountains

planinski lanac


mountain range

reference HJP
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NEW Realization 2
type Polysemy
language English
lexeme chain
meaning 1 series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal
direction
meaning 2 chain of mountains
reference English Wiktionary
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NEW Realization 3
type Polysemy
language Hungarian
lexeme lánc
meaning 1 chain (n.)

Elszakad a lánc.


The chain breaks.

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meaning 2 a series of mountain ridges or peaks belonging to the same mountain group

A havas csúcsok magasba nyúló lánca.


A towering chain of snowy peaks.

reference MEK 1978
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NEW Realization 4
type Polysemy
language Polish
lexeme łańcuch
meaning 1 chain (n.)
direction
meaning 2 series of mountain ranges and hills with valleys separating them

łańcuch górki/gór

reference WSJP
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NEW Realization 5
type Polysemy
language Romanian
lexeme lanț
meaning 1 chain (n.)
direction
meaning 2 mountain ridge
reference Andrianov, Mixalchi 1954: 485
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NEW Realization 6
type Polysemy
language Serbian
lexeme ланац (lanac)
meaning 1 chain (n.)

Tada su mi ukrali skupoceni zlatni lanac, koji je za mene imao veliku, sentimentalnu važnost.


Then they stole my expensive gold chain, which had great sentimental importance for me.

direction
meaning 2 chain of mountains

Po prvi put nakon gotovo 30 godina stanovnici severne indijske države Pandžab ponovo mogu da vide Himalaje, najviši planinski lanac na svetu.


For the first time in almost 30 years, the inhabitants of the northern Indian state of Punjab can again see the Himalayas, the highest mountain range in the world.

reference РСЈ: 627 PDRS (Serbian Web)
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