Massif central

See also: Massif Central

French

le Massif central de France métropolitaine

Etymology

From massif +‎ central.

• (Sri Lanka): Calque of English Central Highlands
• (Spain): Calque of Spanish macizo Central

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.sif sɑ̃.tʁal/

Proper noun

Massif central m

1. Massif Central (a highland in Southern France, France)
2. Central Highlands (a highland in Ceylon, Sri Lanka)
3. Guiana Highlands (a highland in Guiana Shield, Guiana, South America, mostly lying in Venezuela)
4. A highland in French Guiana, France, in the Guiana Shield, South America
5. Central Massif (a massif in Picos de Europa, Cantabrian Mountains, Northern Spain, Spain)

Synonyms

• (France): Massif central français
• (Sri Lanka): Massif central ceylonais
• (Guiana): Massif central guyanais
• (French Guiana): Massif central guyanais, Bande médiane, Terres hautes
• (Spain): Massif des Urrieles, Los Urrieles

Derived terms

• Massif central ceylonais
• Massif central français
• Massif central guyanais
• Massif-central--Centre

 

Descendants

• → English: Massif Central
• Danish: Centralmassivet
• German: Zentralmassiv

See also

(Massif central, France, Europe):

• Massif central on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fr
• Category:Massif Central on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons